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Caracas, November 24, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Officials from the Venezuelan National Land Institute supported by the National Guard, took over 31 farms around the country on Monday, totalling 48,000 acres (19,000 hectares) of farmland. The government said the landowners did not have legal titles or were not putting the land to adequate use.

Among the farms occupied was the La Milagrosa property owned by opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate, Manuel Rosales, in Zulia state. Rosales fled to Peru early this year in order to avoid corruption charges.

By Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com

Posted by Joe Anybody at 12:01 AM

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