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Chavez Expels US Ambassador to Show Support for Bolivia
World | September 12, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has expelled US ambassador to Caracas in support for Bolivia. File photo
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expelling the US envoy to Caracas, amid an escalating diplomatic row between Washington and Latin American leftists.
"The Yankee ambassador to Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela, in solidarity with Bolivia, with the Bolivian people, and with the Bolivian government," Mr Chavez said, as cited by BBC.
The move came just hours after Washington ordered out the Bolivian ambassador, in response to its own envoy being told to leave Bolivia.
Bolivia had accused the US envoy of inciting growing violent protests against President Evo Morales.
At least eight people were killed and some 20 injured in clashes between pro- and anti-government groups in Bolivia on Thursday.
Seven of the victims were farmers killed by opposition activists, reports say.
Opposition groups want greater autonomy as well as more control over revenues of natural gas in their areas.
They object to Mr Morales's plans to give more power to the country's indigenous and poor communities, by carrying out land reform and redistributing gas revenues.
"The Yankee ambassador to Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela, in solidarity with Bolivia, with the Bolivian people, and with the Bolivian government," Mr Chavez said, as cited by BBC.
The move came just hours after Washington ordered out the Bolivian ambassador, in response to its own envoy being told to leave Bolivia.
Bolivia had accused the US envoy of inciting growing violent protests against President Evo Morales.
At least eight people were killed and some 20 injured in clashes between pro- and anti-government groups in Bolivia on Thursday.
Seven of the victims were farmers killed by opposition activists, reports say.
Opposition groups want greater autonomy as well as more control over revenues of natural gas in their areas.
They object to Mr Morales's plans to give more power to the country's indigenous and poor communities, by carrying out land reform and redistributing gas revenues.
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