Chavez takes his country 'back in time'
Starting on Monday Venezuela is putting its clock half-an-hour backward. The move setting the country into a GMT -4.30 time zone is meant to ensure a ‘more equitable distribution of sunlight’, as president Hugo Chavez put it.
This is the latest in a number of changes introduced by the Venezuelan leader.
Back in 1999 he changed the official name of his country and made several changes to the national banner.
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