Since the December 3 referendum held in Venezuela on the reaffirmation of sovereignty in Essequibo, the Western press positioned the issue as something new, and even brutal on the part of Venezuela.
By the way, they do not take into account that this occurs within the framework of a decolonization policy. It is true that Venezuela always faced the arrogance of the British Empire or Great Britain. It must be understood that Essequibo has always been part of Venezuela; from the Essequibo River to the west was Venezuela.