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Lecturer at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, Cira Pascual Marquina, talks to TeleSUR's Rey Gomez on Venezuela's communes.

By TeleSUR English

Feb 8th 2018 at 5.26pm

Source: TeleSUR English

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