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FROM
CUBA
Chávez followers said to be training for
referendum in Cuba
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, February 1 (www.cubanet.org)
- Up to 7,200 young followers of Venezuelan
president Hugo Chávez could be training
in Cuba in preparation for an upcoming referendum
Chávez may be facing as early as
next April.
According to a source in Cuba's educational
system who asked to remain anonymous, the
youths are receiving "political and
ideological" training at four sites
around the island. 1,200 are reportedly
lodged in the school for social workers
in Santa Clara, in central Cuba, and 2,000
each are in similar facilities in Santiago
de Cuba, Holguín, and Havana. More
are expected to follow this first group,
said the source.
Students at the nearby Provincial School
of Art Instructors report that the Venezuelans
are not allowed to mix with the locals,
and only venture out of the facility in
planned, escorted visits. Some of the students
also expressed resentment at the Venezuelans'
privileges, saying they receive better food
and medical care and even have available
digital audio visual equipment, whereas
they have to rent such equipment when needed.
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