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Dictator Hugo Chavez and life in Venezuela today

Written by Jelena

Tuesday, 28 April 2009 12:39

Video about life in Venezuela and dictator Hugo Chavez. Ispired by the documentary "Revolucion" by Charles Gervais and sountracked by revolutionary LA band Rage Against The Machine.

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