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08/28/2004:

"Chavez, supporters celebrate defeat of recall referendum"

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and throngs of his supporters jammed avenues in downtown Caracas yesterday to celebrate the president's defeat of an August 15 recall referendum.

"Chavistas," as the president's supporters are known, waved Venezuelan flags and chanted "Oh, No! Chavez Didn't Go!" while pro-government jingles boomed from loudspeakers mounted on trucks. One banner read: "Chavez until 2021!"

"This is a day of jubilation," said Yoimar Becerra, 39, who celebrated with several thousand other "Chavistas" outside Venezuela's National Elections Council.

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