La Piedrita, the Glossary
La Piedrita is a colectivo that is active in Venezuela.[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: Associated Press, Bolivarian Circles, Bolivarian Revolution, Bolivarianism, Caracas, Chavismo, Colectivo (Venezuela), Crisis in Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, Far-left politics, History of Venezuela (1999–present), Immediate Mobilization Networks, Infobae, InSight Crime, Lina Ron, Medellín, Shock troops, Stratfor, Units of Battle Hugo Chávez, Venezuela, Venezuelan National Guard, Yahoo! News, 23 de Enero.
- Crime in Caracas
- Organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution
- Paramilitary organizations based in Venezuela
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Bolivarian Circles
The Bolivarian Circles (Círculos bolivarianos) are political and social organizations of workers' councils in Venezuela, originally created by President Hugo Chávez on 21 December 2001. La Piedrita and bolivarian Circles are organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution.
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Bolivarian Revolution
The Bolivarian Revolution is an ongoing political process in Venezuela that was started by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and his successor Nicolás Maduro.
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Bolivarianism
Bolivarianism is a mix of panhispanic, socialist and nationalist-patriotic ideals named after Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century Venezuelan general and liberator from the Spanish monarchy then in abeyance, who led the struggle for independence throughout much of South America.
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Caracas
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).
Chavismo
Chavismo (from chavismo), also known in English as Chavism or Chavezism, is a left-wing populist political ideology based on the ideas, programs and government style associated with the Venezuelan President between 1999 and 2013 Hugo Chávez that combines elements of democratic socialism, socialist patriotism, Bolivarianism, and Latin American integration. La Piedrita and chavismo are crisis in Venezuela.
Colectivo (Venezuela)
Colectivos are far-left Venezuelan armed paramilitary groups that support the Bolivarian government, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) political alliance and Venezuela's ruling party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). La Piedrita and Colectivo (Venezuela) are organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution and paramilitary organizations based in Venezuela.
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Crisis in Venezuela
An ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez and has worsened during the presidency of successor Nicolás Maduro.
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Diosdado Cabello
Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born 15 April 1963Vicepresidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela also drug lord of Venezuela. Murderer and drug trafficker, head of the cartel de los soles, atentamente alcardone, accessed 19 April 2010) is a Venezuelan politician and current member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, where he previously served as Speaker.
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Far-left politics
Far-left politics, also known as extreme left politics or left-wing extremism, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left.
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History of Venezuela (1999–present)
Since 2 February 1999, Venezuela has seen sweeping and radical shifts in social policy, moving away from the last government's officially embracing a free-market economy and liberalization reform principles and towards income redistribution and social welfare programs.
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Immediate Mobilization Networks (in Spanish: Fuerzas Inmediatas de Movilización) were an alleged paramilitary organization formed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to remain in control of the country if he was defeated in the 2012 presidential election. La Piedrita and Immediate Mobilization Networks are paramilitary organizations based in Venezuela.
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Infobae
Infobae is an international Argentine online newspaper.
InSight Crime
InSight Crime is a non-profit think tank and media organization specializing in organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean The organization has offices in Washington, D.C., and Medellín, Colombia.
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Lina Ron
Ninette Lina Ron Pereira (23 September 1959 – 5 March 2011) was a Venezuelan political leader.
Medellín
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia.
Shock troops
Shock troops or assault troops are special formations created to lead military attacks.
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Stratfor
Strategic Forecasting Inc., commonly known as Stratfor, is an American strategic intelligence publishing company founded in 1996.
Units of Battle Hugo Chávez
The Units of Battle Hugo Chávez (UBCh) is a collection of organizations with multiple members of PSUV involved that has both military and political characteristics. La Piedrita and Units of Battle Hugo Chávez are organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution and paramilitary organizations based in Venezuela.
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
Venezuelan National Guard
The Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela (Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNB), is a gendarmerie component of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela.
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Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News is a news website that originated as an internet-based news aggregator by Yahoo!.
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23 de Enero
23 de Enero is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of Caracas, Venezuela.
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See also
Crime in Caracas
Organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution
- Alliance for Change (Venezuela)
- Aporrea
- Authentic Renewal Organization
- Bolivarian Circles
- Bolivarian Communication and Information System
- Bolivarian Forces of Liberation
- Colectivo (Venezuela)
- Communist Party of Venezuela
- Fatherland for All
- Fifth Republic Movement
- For Social Democracy
- Great Patriotic Pole
- Hands Off Venezuela
- La Piedrita
- Movement We Are Venezuela
- National Council of Venezuelan Indians
- Networks Party
- Organized Socialist Party in Venezuela
- People's Electoral Movement (Venezuela)
- Popular Revolutionary Alternative
- Republican Bicentennial Vanguard
- Revolutionary Middle Class
- Socialist League (Venezuela)
- The Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication of the PSUV
- Tupamaro (Venezuela)
- Unión Nacional de Trabajadores de Venezuela
- United Socialist Party of Venezuela
- United Socialist Party of Venezuela Youth
- Units of Battle Hugo Chávez
- Urban Land Committees
- Venezuelan Popular Unity
- Venezuelan communal councils
Paramilitary organizations based in Venezuela
- Armed Forces of National Liberation (Venezuela)
- Bolivarian Forces of Liberation
- Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela
- Colectivo (Venezuela)
- Immediate Mobilization Networks
- La Piedrita
- Mission Miranda
- Revolutionary Left Movement (Venezuela)
- Units of Battle Hugo Chávez