Municipal authorities of Rome take stock of the damage to a SimĂłn BolĂvar bust caused by unidentified vandals. Photo: Correo del Orinoco.
The president of Venezuela, NicolĂĄs Maduro, denounced the desecration of the bust of Liberator SimĂłn BolĂvar in Monte Sacro, Rome, capital of Italy.
“I denounce the unacceptable aggression that fascist hordes in Italy have perpetrated in Monte Sacro, Rome, against SimĂłn BolĂvar, Father and Liberator of our free America,” President Maduro wrote on X on Saturday, February 3.
Denuncio la agresiĂłn inaceptable que hordas fascistas en Italia han perpetrado en el Monte Sacro, Roma, en contra de SimĂłn BolĂvar, Padre y Libertador de nuestra AmĂ©rica libre. Repudio totalmente esta agresiĂłn llevada adelante por quienes son amigos de la extrema derecha⊠pic.twitter.com/uBXeckotdR
— NicolĂĄs Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) February 3, 2024
He added that the shameful act was carried out “by those who are friends of the Venezuelan extreme right wing… the oligarchy that does not love the homeland.”
He further stated that the fascists and extremists “would like to do the same kind of aggression against the Venezuelan people and, let it be clear, we will not allow it! With BolĂvar we are always on our way to victory.”
Earlier, Vice President Delcy RodrĂguez, commented in a television broadcast that the extremists think that by demolishing the image of BolĂvar they will be able erase him from the hearts and minds of the people.
Denunciamos la profanaciĂłn de la estatua de nuestro Padre Libertador en el Monte Sacro, Roma. Factores fascistas de ese paĂs que articulan con los extremistas en Venezuela. Nada ni nadie podrĂĄ con la fuerza histĂłrica de BolĂvar ni con su legado que inspira a los pueblos de⊠pic.twitter.com/62kw2w5NFA
— Delcy RodrĂguez (@delcyrodriguezv) February 3, 2024
“Bolivar today is more alive than ever. BolĂvar will always rule the destinies not only of Venezuela but also of all the people of the Great Homeland,” the vice president said on Saturday at the inauguration ceremony of the We with Maduro campaign’s base of missions in AntĂmano, Caracas. She denounced the fascist aggression against the monument inaugurated by Commander Hugo ChĂĄvez as a tribute to Liberator SimĂłn BolĂvar in Italy.
Later, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil reported that the municipal authorities of Rome undertook necessary measures to repair the statue.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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