Venezuelan Honours Vladimir Putin With Hugo Chavez Peace Prize
January 27th, 2017
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday announced the creation of peace Prize in honour of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and said he was awarding it to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The announcement comes on the same day that the Nobel Committee awarded its annual peace Prize to Juan Manuel Santos, President of neighbouring Colombia, for his role in negotiating a peace agreement with Marxist FARC rebels.