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Venezuelans vote on territory under dispute with Guyana

Ralph Martin
December 3, 2023

Venezuelans are going to the polls in a referendum the government hopes will strengthen its claim to Essequibo, a large, mineral-rich swathe of land that is legally part of Guyana. The dispute over the territory dates back more than a hundred years.

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