Jan. - The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, decreed seven days of national mourning in honor of the military personnel and civilians who died defending Venezuelan sovereignty and President Nicolás Maduro during the aggression carried out by the United States last Saturday, January 3.
The president reiterated the Bolivarian Government’s commitment to peace, national sovereignty, and the liberation of the constitutional president and the first combatant, Cilia Flores, who were kidnapped by specialized U.S. army commandos.
“Cease the harassment of Venezuela, cease the aggression against the people of Bolívar,” Rodríguez declared during her visit this Tuesday to the Socialist Commune José Félix Ribas. At the same time, she recalled that she swore into office “with pain, but also with honor, the honor given to me as a Venezuelan, to represent the interests of this nation.”
“I swore not to rest until our homeland is consolidated on a path of peace,” the acting president affirmed, emphasizing that “there is a constitutional government” and “here the people govern.”
In this regard, she highlighted the existence of a “consolidated political power” based on Popular Power, which she defined as “the insurmountable barrier against the unilateral armed aggression” denounced before the UN Security Council.
Rodríguez emphasized three fundamental rights: “The right to peace, the right to the homeland, the right to national independence, the right to the future, social happiness, and prosperity.” Furthermore, she called for national unity to “defend our history and our dignity” against “international illegality.”
In the communal sphere, the acting president inspected firsthand the progress of projects approved through National Popular Consultations, including the provision of 150- and 200-liter water tanks, roof replacements, and the construction of a new Communal Gymnasium promoted by the local youth. These efforts benefit the 12,813 inhabitants of the commune.
She also highlighted the operational status of the José Félix Ribas Textile Factory, which produces school uniforms for more than 15 educational centers, and the productive unit “A New Dawn,” dedicated to manufacturing cleaning products to combat shortages. Additionally, she spoke with community spokespersons such as Geovanny Rojas (textile management), Belkys Morales (Plan Bodega serving 860 families), and Carlos Carrera (Water Treatment Plant benefiting more than 2,600 families).
The day also spotlighted the Together Entrepreneurs Movement, made up of 66 people engaged in trades such as hardware, baking, carpentry, and aesthetics, consolidating a productive communal economy in the Santa Ana sector.
(Taken from Telesur)
