Venezuela: to the Left
Venezuela unveiled a new flag and coat of arms.
The flag has a new 8th star.
Independence fighter, Simon Bolivar, had proposed the star as "the star of victory, the star of the future."
The eighth star also represents the early 19th-century eastern province of Guayana, which bordered what is today the independent country of Guyana. That province was initially loyal to Spain but then joined an independent Venezuela.
The white horse on the coat of arms is now moving to the left; a symbolic move towards socialism.
Aa bow and arrow were added to represent Venezuela's indigenous people and a machete to represent the labor of workers.
The flag has a new 8th star.
Independence fighter, Simon Bolivar, had proposed the star as "the star of victory, the star of the future."
The eighth star also represents the early 19th-century eastern province of Guayana, which bordered what is today the independent country of Guyana. That province was initially loyal to Spain but then joined an independent Venezuela.
The white horse on the coat of arms is now moving to the left; a symbolic move towards socialism.
Aa bow and arrow were added to represent Venezuela's indigenous people and a machete to represent the labor of workers.
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