Word: acci
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...military junta which rules Venezuela declared martial law in the oilfields, then moved to dissolve the striking unions on the ground that they had "altered their specific objectives and converted themselves into an instrument of political action." Later, the government came right out and charged Communists and the outlawed Acción Democrática party with fomenting the strike...
...only real labor leadership in the Venezuelan oilfields since the junta overthrew President Romulo Gallegos in 1948 has been Communist. One of the first things the junta did on coming to power was to jail, exile or drive underground all labor chieftains belonging to Gallegos' New-Dealing Acción Democrática party. That opened the door for the Communists...