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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 11:49 AM
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Chavez Visit to Spain Sparks Coup Controversy
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MADRID (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's fence-mending visit to Spain sparked political uproar on Tuesday when Madrid for the first time backed his allegations that the previous government supported a coup against him.



The surprise accusation by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos was denounced as a lie by members of the former conservative government, who demanded Moratinos' resignation and called on Chavez to stop repeating similar claims.


Chavez's visit -- intended to patch up relations damaged by the April 2002 coup when rebel generals imprisoned him for two days -- ended up exposing bitter political divisions in Spain.


"Under the previous government, in an unprecedented move for Spanish diplomacy, the Spanish ambassador (in Caracas) received instructions to support the coup," Moratinos told state television in an interview broadcast late on Monday.

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more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=732&e=6&u=/nm/20041123/wl_nm/spain_venezuela_dc
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