ALBA
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ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) is a regional political and economic bloc founded by left-leaning Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote social, economic, and political integration as an alternative to U.S.-backed free trade agreements.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic bloc
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intergovernmental organization → political alliance → regional organization → |
| abbreviationMeaning |
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
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| alternativeName |
Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América
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| cooperationArea |
communication
→
culture → education → energy → health → |
| economicMechanism |
barter agreements
→
fair trade → preferential financing → |
| emblematicPolicy |
subsidized oil shipments from Venezuela to member states
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| foundedAsAlternativeTo |
Free Trade Area of the Americas
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U.S.-backed free trade agreements → |
| founder |
Fidel Castro
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Hugo Chávez → |
| foundingCountry |
Cuba
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| foundingDate |
2004-12-14
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| foundingLocation |
Havana
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| foundingMembers |
Cuba
→
Venezuela → |
| fullName |
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
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| hasProgram |
ALBA-TCP social missions
→
Petrocaribe → |
| headquartersCountry |
Venezuela
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| headquartersLocation |
Caracas
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| ideology |
Bolivarianism
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left-wing politics → socialism of the 21st century → |
| memberState |
Antigua and Barbuda
NERFINISHED
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Bolivia → Cuba → Dominica NERFINISHED → Grenada NERFINISHED → Nicaragua NERFINISHED → Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED → Saint Lucia NERFINISHED → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NERFINISHED → Venezuela → |
| officialLanguage |
English
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French → Portuguese → Spanish → |
| politicalPosition |
anti-imperialist
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anti-neoliberal → |
| purpose |
economic integration
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political integration → poverty reduction → regional cooperation → social development → social integration → |
| region |
Caribbean
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Latin America → |
| shortName |
ALBA
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|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
ALBA
→
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas → |
shortName |
|
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
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|
abbreviation |
|
Cuba
→
|
alliance |