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Venezuela takes over Hilton

Published:Thursday | October 15, 2009 | 9:08 AM

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has reportedly ordered the obligatory acquisition of a Hilton-run hotel on the resort island of Margarita.



The move was ordered just weeks after the hotel housed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Zimbabwe\'s Robert Mugabe during the Africa-South America Summit.



A decree signed by Mr Chavez said the hotel would help to develop tourism projects in a socialist framework.



Hilton Worldwide, which manages the hotel, said its currently analyzing the move.