Woman who hit Venezuela leader with mango rewarded with new home
Source: Reuters
A woman who bashed President Nicolas Maduro on the head with a mango has been promised a new house for her troubles in a surreal tropical tale that has gone viral in Venezuela.
The 52-year-old president was driving a bus through a crowd last weekend in the central state of Aragua when someone in the crowd tossed the fruit at him.
"It says: 'If you can, call me'," the former bus driver said later during the week, as he displayed the fruit with a name and phone number scrawled on it on television.
"Marleny Olivo had a problem with her house. (Officials) called her. She was scared. She couldn't believe it was true. ... I've approved an apartment for you, Marleny, as part of the 'Grand Venezuelan Housing Mission'," he added, vowing to eat the mango.
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okaawhatever
(9,453 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)What a country!
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)If anyone can throw a mango at Maduro and get a house, I bet there will be a lot of mangoes thrown at him.
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)quadrature
(2,049 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Nice gesture though.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)in the crowd.