VOL. XLV

No 25

24-June-2002

OPEC/NON-OPEC

Chavez Denies Coup Rumors Amid Demonstrations And National Strike Threat

Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez has continued to dismiss rumors ofan impending coup in the country, saying they are part of a propaganda campaignbeing waged by his opponents. But the political atmosphere in Venezuela is anything but calm in aftermath of the short-lived coupin April (MEES, 15 April). On 15June, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Caracas demanding Mr...