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Spain's
king can't handle Indians in power, says Chavez |
November 22,
2007:
 LISBON
(Reuters): Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" because he cannot deal
with indigenous Indians coming to power in Latin America,
Chavez said on Tuesday.
King Juan Carlos sparked a diplomatic row earlier this month
at a summit in Chile when he told Chavez to "shut up."
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Bloomberg Photo
"The king lost his patience, he's human," Chavez said in
comments aired on Portuguese television.
"I think he is not used to hearing so many truths together.
Latin America is changing, there is an Indian president ...
I am half Indian." |
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Chavez, who was in
Paris on Tuesday where he met with French President Nicolas
Sarkozy, said the rise of Indians to power, such as Bolivian
President Evo Morales, had put descendents of people that
struggled against colonial power Spain in power.
"We were left for many years, 300 years of genocide, so when
the Indians rise up and we say the truth it doesn't go down
well," Chavez said. "Because of that the king lost patience
and exploded and was aggressive towards me."
Chavez has threatened to reconsider business and diplomatic
ties with Spain over the spat and demanded that the king
apologise to stop the incident from escalating.
The king told Chavez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chavez
attacked former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a
fascist.
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