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This image was taken by the daily "El National" of
Caracas on the so called "Opposition March" last
Thursday. The addition on the flag take my attention.
Néstor Garrido, 16 October 2002
There is a phenomenon that recently has taken place in
Venezuela about the representations of the National Flag as
expression of feeling of a sector of the population that's
against the regime of president Hugo Chávez Frias. They are
variants or derivates of National flag without legal
effects. This doesn't mean that they are illegal even though
someone may be believe the opposite. Some flags have had a brief
existence because it have been merely circumstantial; others are
recurrent and possibly they will get to be Vexillological
Patrimony of Venezuela. According to our modest opinion they
aren't pure political flags because don't represent particular
political movements or parties: they are flags of social protest
because it express feelings of a national group against a
prevailing government system. Guillermo has called them
"Non-Political Opposition Flags. Guillermo has sent the ones
described by Marianella De Faria, joined with the one of the
sector that supports the Chavez' regime for your consideration.
Other variants also exist.
Raul Orta, 8 September 2003
I should stress that such flags that are used by Non-partisan
opponents of the Chavez Government. None of them seem to be
official, nor do they belong to a political party, in the modern
sense of the term.
Guillermo Aveledo, 8 September 2003
Opposition Flags
1)
by Zachary Harden, 19 December 2004
Representation of the National flag in black and white (2002):
hoisted in subsequent manifestations to April 11th, 2002 as
mourning symbol.
Raul Orta, 8 September 2003
2)
by Guillermo Aveledo, 27 August 2003
Flag of Mourning (2002): Black field hoisted in subsequent
manifestations to April 11th, 2002.
Raul Orta, 8 September 2003
3)
by Zachary Harden, 19 December 2004
Flag of hurt and mourning (2002): hoisted in subsequent
manifestations to April 11th, 2002 as mourning symbol.
Raul Orta, 8 September 2003
4)
by Guillermo Aveledo, 27 August 2003
Flag for requesting Chavez' exit (2003): hoisted in
manifestations of the non-politics opposition during 2002 and
2003.
Raul Orta, 8 September 2003