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2011 Dec 2 |
Venezuela’s Pres. Hugo Chavez hosted leaders from across the Americas at a two-day summit. Chavez described the new regional bloc that excludes the US as a tribute to his idol Bolivar, saying the time has come to put an end to US hegemony. The 33-nation Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) includes every country in Latin America and the Caribbean. Plans for the new organization, which grew out of the 24-nation Rio Group, have been in the works since a 2008 summit hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Links: Venezuela, CELAC 
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2011 Dec 3 |
In Venezuela leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean pledged closer ties to safeguard their economies from the world financial crisis as they formed a new bloc on Saturday including every nation in the hemisphere except the US and Canada. The leaders formally launched the new bloc, known by its Spanish initials CELAC, by approving a declaration of shared principles as well as a clause dealing with democratic norms. Links: Venezuela, CELAC
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2012 Jul 28 |
In Venezuela leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean pledged closer ties to safeguard their economies from the world financial crisis as they formed a new 33-nation regional bloc (CELAC), the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, including every nation in the hemisphere except the US and Canada. Links: Venezuela, CELAC
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2021 Sep 18 |
Mexico hosted a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Pres. Obrador proposed that Latin American and Caribbean nations form a block similar to the European Union. Links: Mexico, CELAC
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