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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALBA canonical | 6 |
| ALBA Economic Council | 1 |
| Social Council of ALBA-TCP | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic bloc
ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ political alliance ⓘ regional organization ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning |
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
|
| alternativeName |
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América
|
| cooperationArea |
communication
ⓘ
culture ⓘ education ⓘ energy ⓘ health ⓘ |
| economicMechanism |
barter agreements
ⓘ
fair trade ⓘ preferential financing ⓘ |
| emblematicPolicy | subsidized oil shipments from Venezuela to member states ⓘ |
| foundedAsAlternativeTo |
Free Trade Area of the Americas
ⓘ
U.S.-backed free trade agreements ⓘ |
| founder |
Fidel Castro
ⓘ
Hugo Chávez ⓘ |
| foundingCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 2004-12-14 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
|
| foundingMembers |
Cuba
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| fullName |
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
|
| hasProgram |
ALBA-TCP social missions
ⓘ
Petrocaribe ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Caracas ⓘ |
| ideology |
Bolivarianism
ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ socialism of the 21st century ⓘ |
| memberState |
Antigua and Barbuda
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Dominica ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-imperialist
ⓘ
anti-neoliberal ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic integration
ⓘ
political integration ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ regional cooperation ⓘ social development ⓘ social integration ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ |
| shortName | ALBA self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Political Council of ALBA
this entity surface form:
ALBA Economic Council