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Chavez Joins March to Mark Anniversary of Presidency

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Sunday marked the second anniversary of his re-election by joining a protest against a Supreme Court ruling which absolved the four military officers accused of leading the April coup.

"It was such an absurd decision that even Venezuelans who oppose the government don't support it," Chavez said in a radio show, adding that the justices' "terrible decision is generating a formidable public opinion that will take place in history."

The Suprme Court Wednesday's ruling cleared two general and two admirals of criminal charges for their role in the coup. The accused officers denied there had been a coup since no weapons were used.

Chavez opponents are still campaigning for his ouster and have filed several cases with Supreme Court, including charges that thepresident ordered police to shoot demonstrators and accepted a 1.8million dollar donation for his 1998 political campaign.

Nineteen people were killed in clashes between demonstrators and military police in April 11 opposition march.

Chavez denied the accusations and vowed legal actions against the court, including a Congressional investigation into allegations that some justices lied about their credentials to obtain their appointments.

After spending two and a half years in jail for his 1992 attempted coup, Chavez was elected president in 1998 and re-elected in 2000.

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