Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home
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Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home
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Ana Maria Ramirez
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Many Venezuelans went to the consulate yesterday in midtown Manhattan some looking for information, others protesting Chavezs return to power. All agreed that the president and all sectors must seek reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the countrys crisis.
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Venezuelans residing in New York disagree with the coup and restoration of President Hugo Chavez since last Thursday, which left a toll of 35 dead and more than 100 wounded.
Hours after snipers opened fire on protesters and government supporters in the crowd, it was announced that Chavez had resigned under military pressure and that Perdro Carmona, president of the Venezuelan business association Fedecamaras, was to be first provisional representative. After two days of confusion, Chavez returned to power early Sunday morning.
Many Venezuelans went to the consulate in midtown Manhattan yesterday; some looking for information, other protesting Chavezs return to power. But all agreed the president and all sectors must look for reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the countrys crisis.
For Andres Prince, president of El Centro Civico Venezolano (The Venezuelan Civic Center), the solution for Venezuela is to hold a referendum so that the people can decide whether Chavez should remain in power. The assembly must conduct it, because we cannot wait; the country is lost and has lost its path, Prince said. The United Nations should send a committee to see if they are violating any human rights, he added.
Chavez has divided the country and the social classes, which existed before but were united until now, said Karina Bolivar.
Miriam Cordova, one of the owners of the Q Café, a Venezuelan restaurant on the east side, added that her friends felt that the recent events are quite sad. The President is a very emotional person and one cannot lead a country this way, she said.
According to Luis Vielma, Chavez supporters and those who oppose him must come to an agreement. The President has not maintained unity. He is a populist; he must create more jobs and he must improve the education system and social security.
A Venezuelan tourist visiting the Big Apple, Ernesto Gonzales, said Chavez is back in power because the military did not follow constitutional procedures. The coup detat is condemned from any point of view.
Hours after snipers opened fire on protesters and government supporters in the crowd, it was announced that Chavez had resigned under military pressure and that Perdro Carmona, president of the Venezuelan business association Fedecamaras, was to be first provisional representative. After two days of confusion, Chavez returned to power early Sunday morning.
Many Venezuelans went to the consulate in midtown Manhattan yesterday; some looking for information, other protesting Chavezs return to power. But all agreed the president and all sectors must look for reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the countrys crisis.
For Andres Prince, president of El Centro Civico Venezolano (The Venezuelan Civic Center), the solution for Venezuela is to hold a referendum so that the people can decide whether Chavez should remain in power. The assembly must conduct it, because we cannot wait; the country is lost and has lost its path, Prince said. The United Nations should send a committee to see if they are violating any human rights, he added.
Chavez has divided the country and the social classes, which existed before but were united until now, said Karina Bolivar.
Miriam Cordova, one of the owners of the Q Café, a Venezuelan restaurant on the east side, added that her friends felt that the recent events are quite sad. The President is a very emotional person and one cannot lead a country this way, she said.
According to Luis Vielma, Chavez supporters and those who oppose him must come to an agreement. The President has not maintained unity. He is a populist; he must create more jobs and he must improve the education system and social security.
A Venezuelan tourist visiting the Big Apple, Ernesto Gonzales, said Chavez is back in power because the military did not follow constitutional procedures. The coup detat is condemned from any point of view.
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Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home
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“Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/1386/.