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Manuel Guillen

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Raul Castro: Step on the Gas Nicolas

September 22, 2019 Circles Robinson 1 Comment Manuel Guillen

The mutually dependent course of Daniel Ortega, Raul Castro and Nicolas Maduro.

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Trump’s Sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro

August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Circles Robinson 2 Comments Manuel Guillen

Maduro, bad boy! You are not going to have dinner, just for today. (I don’t want to affect your normal growth.) Cartoon on the growing political and economic crisis in Venezuela by Manuel Guillen / laprensa.com.ni

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Venezuela’s Maduro Hangs On (Cartoon)

July 25, 2017July 26, 2017 Circles Robinson 3 Comments Manuel Guillen

Many observers of Venezuelan politics did not expect president Maduro to weather the storm that his government faces as long as he has. With the country deep in economic crisis, this week is considered crucial with elections on Sunday for government approved candidates for a Constituent Assembly.

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Hanging on to the Oil Tree: Maduro, Castro & Ortega

April 23, 2017April 24, 2017 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Manuel Guillen

The Venezuelan government is almost exclusively dependent on the State oil company PDVSA to fund its budget. Likewise, the governments of Raul Castro in Cuba and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua rely on the company to fund their coffers.

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Is Venezuela under Control?

June 30, 2016July 1, 2016 Circles Robinson 2 Comments Manuel Guillen

Some analysts believe that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gets his orders from Cuba, be it from Fidel or Raul Castro. Here is cartoonist Manuel Guillen’s take on the embattled leader who hopes to avoid a recall referendum on his presidency.

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What’s Happened to Chavismo?

June 21, 2016June 23, 2016 Circles Robinson 22 Comments Manuel Guillen

Cartoonist Manuel Guillen gives us his vision of the current state of the populist policies funded by the oil revenues of the state PDVSA company that marked what is called chavismo (from Hugo Chavez) in Venezuela, now facing a severe economic and political crisis.

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Obama: Nice to See You Mr. Castro (Cartoon)

June 7, 2016June 11, 2016 Circles Robinson 9 Comments Manuel Guillen

While Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro struggles to remain in power, secret and then public diplomacy opened the door to a new relationship between Havana and Washington.

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Culture Opinion 

The Venezuela Tug-of-War Illustrated

June 1, 2016June 5, 2016 Circles Robinson 4 Comments Manuel Guillen

Cuba’s closest economic and political ally is the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, currently locked in a battle to remain in power with opposition forces trying to force a recall referendum. Cartoonist Manuel Guillen brings us his take on the situation in the oil rich nation.

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Twenty-First Century Parasites

May 28, 2016June 1, 2016 Circles Robinson 6 Comments Manuel Guillen

¡Comrades in the struggle for 21st Century Socialism: Commander Chavez will inspire our struggle! And at the same time, he can still give us something to eat…

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