Think tank honors Venezuelan student leader

Conservative think tank the Cato Institute awarded a Venezuelan univeristy student best known for leading the campaign against last year’s constitutional referendum. Venezuelan student movement leader Yon Goicoechea was very grateful for winning the $500,000 prize from the Washington-based think tank:

“It’s a great support and not only a recognition to Yon Goicoechea but also to hundreds of thousands of young Venezuelans who want to keep fighting for Venezuelan freedom” said Goicoechea…

“It’s an inspiration for me that such an important institute gazed their eyes at what is happening n Venezuela…it’s an inspiration to keep moving forward.” -[ed. personal translation]

Thus far, the Venezuelan government has yet to issue a public response on Goicoechea’s award.

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Sources (English)- Cato Institute, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist

Sources (Spanish)- El Universal