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This is a discussion on Chavez seizes Smurfit Group in Land reform within the Foreign Affairs forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie. President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government has seized land owned by an Irish cardboard maker as part of ...
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| President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government has seized land owned by an Irish cardboard maker as part of a sweeping agrarian reform initiative. The government took control of 3,700 acres (1,500 hectares) owned by the Dublin-based Smurfit Kappa Group because they were being used to grow eucalyptus, a cardboard component, rather than food in violation of Venezuelan law, Chavez said during a televised speech. Chavez's Government Seizes Irish Company's Land - General * Europe * News * Story - CNBC.com |
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