VOL. XLV

No 41

14-October-2002

OPEC

Chavez Opponents Demand Resignation, Threaten Strike On 21 October

A mass demonstration in the streets of Caracas on 10 October involving hundreds of thousands of people culminated in a demand from labor and business leaders that President Hugo Chavez resign from office by 16 October or contend with a nationwide strike. The head of the CTV labor union said the strike would be held on 21 October if President Chavez did not resign. The Fedecamaras business group...