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Venezuela to hold referendum upholding its claim on what Guyana says is its territory
Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments
Venezuela and neighboring Guyana are at loggerheads over Venezuela staking a claim on more than half of Guyana's oil-rich territory. On Sunday, Venezuela will hold a referendum to uphold its claim.
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A Venezuelan vote on an oil-rich region of Guyana raises concerns of a South American military conflict
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Venezuela to hold referendum upholding its claim on what Guyana says is its territory
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans will vote Sunday in a referendum to decide whether the country should create its own state within a large swath of its oil-rich neighbor Guyana – a move that has been denounced by Guyana as a step towards annexation and raised concerns of a possible militar…
Venezuela and neighboring Guyana are at loggerheads over Venezuela staking a claim on more than half of Guyana's oil-rich territory. On Sunday, Venezuela will hold a referendum to uphold its claim.
Venezuelans will vote Sunday in a referendum on the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana their government claims ownership of, arguing the territory was stolen over a century ago.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guy…