Young militias raised assault rifles and clenched fists in the air when Chavez entered the parade area in Caracas in an open military jeep for a rally marking the anniversary of an abortive coup that ousted him briefly in 2002.
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“You should be ready to take up arms at any moment and give your lives if necessary for our nation’s independence and the socialist revolution,” Chavez said, unsheathing the sword of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar.
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