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| President Bouterse, President Chavez and the Iconic KarstersKarsters " Portrait of Hope and Peace" |
After two years of battling cancer, President Hugo Chavez died today at 4.25 pm.
Vice-president Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on public television.Military and Bolivarian police have been sent out into the street to protect the people and maintain the peace.
Maduro made the announcement just a few hours after addressing the nation for an hour, accusing the opposition of taking advantage of the current situation to cause destabilisation.
“Those who die for life, can’t be called dead,” Maduro concluded.
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| President Chavez in Suriname |
In Caracas, thousands of people have gathered in Plaza Bolivar and are said to be heading to the Miraflores Palace. Those gathered are shouting that "Chavez lives, the struggle continues," "the people united will never be defeated," as well as swearing that the Venezuelan bourgeoisie "will never return" to the Miraflores Palace.
Chavez was a close friend of President Bouterse who presented him with Prof. Ruben Karster's Iconic painting - A Portrait of Hope and Peace --the 4 Ms.when he visited Suriname in 2010.
Karster's painting portrays four visionaries of the 20th century who challenged the world to go beyond conventional thinking to shape societies with more potent living values for all mankind. These men, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X not only successfully transformed their lives though searing experiences, but posed searching questions for all of us, including subsequent generations of leaders.
President Chavez was obviously delighted that the President and people of Suriname saw his political efforts in a similar category to those in the portrait. At the presentation, he was quick to point to the picture of Malcolm X as he recognised that the artist, Ruben Karsters had boldly moved beyond conventional views; he saw Malcolm as a remarkable person who had transformed himself into a visionary leader who could move many with his witty and eloquent insights.
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| Master Artist Prof Ruben Karsters at work on a painting for Fidel Castro |
Today Master Artist and modern day Ruben--Prof. Ruben Karsters also passed away in Suriname. AlphaMax Academy and Suriname mourns the loss of a humble genius who quietly reached out across the world to project values of truth and integrity through fine art. He changed the vision of countless young people in Suriname. He inspired AlphaMax's message of Hope and Peace to the world by setting the theme for the creative work of the school.
