The Colombian president, citing past attempts to restore Gran Colombia in the 19th and 20th century, asserted that “no liberal generation” was able to restore Gran Colombia and proposed writing letters to the presidents of Ecuador and Panama, Venezuela’s dictator Maduro, and civil society groups in all three nations “for us to meet again to build the Great Great Colombian Confederation.” And I even dare, knowing that we are not yet the majority but we can be, to write letters to the presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama — to their oppositions, so that it may be for the whole society — to their indigenous and popular organizations, to their youth, boys and girls, so that we may meet again to build the great Great Colombian confederation, which I believe is a dream that must not be forgotten, that did not die with Bolivar. Chávez justified his proposal on anti-U.S. grounds, claiming that the “the division between republics, between regions, led to an empire being installed for a long time that intends to continue dominating the world by means of war on different fronts: military, economic, psychological, media, and social — the empire of the United States.”
Author: Christian K. Caruzo, Christian K. Caruzo
Published at: 2025-04-28 21:32:39
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