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Weekly Newsletter of the Bolivarian Republic of N° 40. April 18, 2017 President Maduro celebrates the 7th anniversary of the Bolivarian National Militia volunteers who join their ranks to contribute to the inte- gral defense of the nation. Referring to the coup against President Chavez on April 11, 2002, President Nicolas Ma- duro recalled that two days later with the people in the street, forces loyal to President Chavez managed to rescue him from his captors and restore democracy: "Do not hesi- tate for a second, what we must do is not allow there to be an April 11 again. We must have a permanent thirteen of loyalty ... That is why this act is so important, because on April 13 we saw the birth of the force which was later founded (the Bolivarian National Militia)", to which the President Maduro said: "You are the guardians of a Revo- lution which has a historical reason in Bolivar." Caracas, Apr 17 AVN.- The President of the Bolivarian The President Maduro indicated that the Venezuelan Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, celebrated sev- people, persistent to the revolutionary doctrines and with en years of the creation of the National Bolivarian Mili- solid historical thoughts inherited from the heroes of the tia, with a great concentration in the Urdaneta Avenue, independence struggle, has overcome the betrayal of the Caracas. oligarchy that kneels before the imperial factors. He The Minister of Defense, General-in-Chief Vladimir Pa- pointed out that the five revolutions led by Ezequiel Za- drino Lopez, intervened at the ceremony held outside mora, Cacique Guaicaipuro, Cipriano Castro, Fabricio the on the occasion of the seventh an- Ojeda and Hugo Chavez were stabbed by those who de- niversary of the Bolivarian National Militia. livered the country to the imperial powers: "It is not a time Padrino Lopez said that the conviction that surrounds of traitors or betrayal, let everyone define themselves, If them today is not only because "you (President Maduro) we are with the people of Bolivar or with those who kneel are a president elected by the people, but also because to the imperial factors of power, it is not time for hesita- it was the command of Commander Chavez when he tion, it is time for Revolution", emphasized President asked us unity, unity and more unity in the Armed Forc- Nicolás Maduro. es", at the same time, he highlighted the performance Similarly, President Maduro approved the expansion plan and his permanent concern about the Bolivarian Na- of the Bolivarian National Militia to increase its operation- tional Armed Forces, ratifying its anti-imperialist and al readiness in activities of integral defense of the Nation. anti-oligarchist attitude towards the interventionism He stressed that these plans will serve to guarantee per- promoted against Venezuela, as part of the coup plan manent training launched by the right side, with foreign support. "We and thus achieve African national- join, therefore, to your call, my commander in chief, to ism is meaning- the goal of one mil- less, dangerous, the rebirth of the national spirit to continue building the lion men and wom- anachronistic, if it country ... Live the Bolivarian militia, Long live Bolivar, en militiamen com- is not, at the Long live Zamora, May the civic-military union live!" mitted to the peace same time, pan- Africanism. The Bolivarian National Militia is a special body of the and sovereignty of the country. Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) composed of Julius Nyerere

* Cumbe: area of freedom created by slaves, that fled the masters and brake their chains, becoming free men and wom- en ("cimarrones"), and from the Cumbes they build the resistance to slavery and the defence of liberty.

Made by the Institute of Strategic Research on Africa and its Diaspora, "Centre of African, American and Caribbean Knowledge" www.saberesafricanos.net CUMBE PAGE 2 President presents evidence that links the War in Korea? opposition to terrorist acts Xulio Ríos, rebelion.org Caracas, 17th April, The suspension of the tourist packages and the flights 2017 (MPPRE)- between China and North Korea shows the gravity From the Sol del of the moment that is lived in the Korean peninsula. Peru Room, the The US reiterated that it ponders the use of military President of the options in response to Pyongyang's nuclear pro- Bolivarian Repub- grams. The celebration of the 105th anniversary of lic of Venezuela, the birth of the founder of juche, Kim Il-sung could Nicolás Maduro determine new warmonger measures by his grand- Moros accompa- son, Kim Jong-un, including a sixth nuclear test or nied by Members experimental launch of new prototypic missile. of the National Anti-Coup Command, exposed part of the Meanwhile, Trump soon got fed up with his prede- evidence that links the opposition parties with recent acts of cessor's "strategic patience" and with his speech that terrorism carried out in the country. "the North Korean problem will be addressed," he does not hesitate to add fuel to the fire of a situation The evidences count as testimonies of participants in such acts, that threatens to boil over. The sum of the unpre- as part of the violent groups hired by the right to vandalize dictable nature of one and the other keeps the entire the Liberator Avenue of Caracas after the concentration con- region and the world in suspense. vened by the opposition in the East of the city, through which the first pictures of the development of these facts highlights But beyond the brevity, it is possible that this time the attack against the executive office of the Magistrate. neither party crosses the red line. The warnings of China to North Korea have been more serious than In another video, the testimony of two twin brothers was ever. Meanwhile, Trump cannot ignore that the heard, members of the right political organization Primero THAAD anti-missile defense system in South Korea is Justicia, who point out to members of the National Assembly still not operational and that the country is experi- as responsible for the logistical coordination of the violent days encing a period of serious political instability follow- of protests registered in Caracas in recent days. ing the resignation of President Park for corruption He confirmed that the investigations will come "to its deepest and the call for early elections. Undoubtedly, this will truths and final consequences" and will be unveiled to the influence the May 9 election results and perhaps re- people, because it is a plan and a permanent conspiracy. flect the possibilities of the conservatives to the detri- ment of the liberals, less enthusiastic about the UNASUR, 10 years of Regional Union THAAD, avoiding a shift to the Filipino.

Caracas, 17th April, 2017 (MPPRE).- The Union of South Ameri- As long as these two problems are not solved, direct can Nations (UNASUR) celebrates its 10th anniversary of ac- military action would be discouraged, which will not tivities oriented to political, social, economic, environmental prevent military pressure from rising and the ensuing and infrastructure organization for South America. atmosphere unleashes a war of nerves and suffocates any attempt at diplomatic renewal. UNASUR has managed to channel vital issues for the member countries. It has played an important role in peace dialogues A hypothetical military attack on North Korea could in , in the observation of different elections held in not eliminate Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities at the region and has also been the guarantor of the dialogue once and it would not be left unanswered. A military process between the Bolivarian Government and the Vene- confrontation, whether or not it leads to total war, zuelan opposition. will be a nightmare for the whole of East Asia. To denuclearize the Korean peninsula, the parties in- In 2004, 12 southern volved have no choice but to negotiate and make countries formed concessions. The alternative of war can only aggra- the Community of vate the problems. Are there not enough lessons South American from Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, etc? To imagine Nations (CSN) in that a conflict of this kind can help revive or reassert Cusco, Peru, a block questioned predominance in the region or chal- that was resized by lenged the claims of strategic rivals is playing with the leader of the fire and the end balance could be very different than Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chavez, and finally, on April 17, expected. 2007, Unasur was born in Margarita, Venezuela.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION Despite the economic war, the Bolivarian government distributed 900,000 tons of food in 2016 N° 40. APRIL 18, 2017 PAGE 3 CIA meets with Venezuelans coup 11,3 million Venezuelans went on vacation plotters on Easter holidays A retired general of More than 11.3 million Vene- the Venezuelan zuelans were mobilized to Armed Force has different tourist sites during been meeting with the holiday season of Easter, several CIA officials confirmed the authorities. in the Dominican The number represents a Republic, de- third of the total population nounced yesterday, the former Venezuelan defence of Venezuela, minister, José Vicente Rangel. The meetings in the which exceeds 30 million inhabitants, according to the latest Dominican Republic have “certain periodicity” and census. The number of mobilizations was classified as a “record” have grouped people opposed to the Venezuelan by the President of the Republic, Nicolas Maduro. government, denounced Rangel. At the exclusive Hotel Marriot, in the Dominican capital, some plans Almost 200,000 security personnel from the various police and are being formulated to promote the destabilization military units of the Nation were deployed through the main of the Nicolas Maduro government. avenues to safeguard security for the return of vacationers.

Open registrations for the IV International Congress of African, American and Car- ibbean Knowledge: "Tribute to the legacy of Fidel Castro"

For the fourth time, the Institute for Strategic Research on Africa and its Diaspora - African, American and Car- ibbean Knowledge Center, is preparing its International Congress on Knowledge, on which Fidel Castro Ruz's leg- acy will be the thematic study that has been chosen. Within the disciplinary scope of its genius, brings together the historical, scientific and academic spheres of the sis- ters regions of Africa, America and the Caribbean. Their contributions in the political, economic, social and cultur- al will be analyzed in this meeting for the action of peoples of the South to participate and attend such an knowledge. It will be a "Tribute to the legacy of Fidel important meeting of knowledge. Castro". This Congress will be held in Caracas, from 24th to 26th may 2017. Information on registration, as well as the timeline and method for participation as speakers are now available In this sense the Director - Founder of the Institute, Pro- on the website of the African, American and Caribbean fessor Reinaldo Bolivar, invites the academic community Knowledge Center: www.saberesafricanos.net in general, researchers, connoisseurs, students and the Científicos de Kenia descubren 20 plantas que curan el cáncer The team, which is comprised of re- rently being used in Kenyan hospi- searchers from various local universi- tals are derived from natural re- ties and officials from the Kenya sources. Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), One of the plants they investigated presented its findings during the was the popular red stinkwood three-day annual scientific confer- (Prunus Africana), which has been ence organized by the institute. used internationally for the treat- Most of the plants used in the find- ment of prostate cancer. ings are widely used by local herbal- A group of Kenyan scientists has dis- They also tested the local confetti ists for various medicinal purposes, and pepper wood plants, which they covered more than 20 different local including the treatment of cancer. plants that can be used to cure some said presented little activity against According to Sabina Wangui Wachi- breast cancer but were highly effec- of the most common types of cancers ra of KEMRI, more than 60 percent in Kenya. tive in suppressing the cell lines of of anti-cancer agents that are cur- colon cancer.