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Judi Lynn

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Mon Oct 3, 2016, 01:34 AM Oct 2016

Argentina's Fernandez Accuses Right-Wing of Planned Coup

Argentina's Fernandez Accuses Right-Wing of Planned Coup
Published 29 September 2016

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Former President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said attacks on progressive governments in Latin America are not isolated cases, but articulated plans, Thursday at the third annual Latin American Summit of Progressive Movements in Ecuador.

Fernandez talked about the current situation in Argentine politics and economics during the conference in Quito.

The former president said the coup to oust president Dilma Rousseff in Brazil is an example of the techniques used by powerful economic groups to destabilize the region.

“What happened to Dilma was very similar to what the right-wing tried to do to me—twice,” said Fernandez.

More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Argentinas-Fernandez-Accuses-Right-Wing-of-Planned-Coup--20160929-0023.html

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