“Happy Teachers’ Day to all the teachers of Venezuela,” the president wrote on her Telegram account.

She noted that, as the daughter of two educators, “I know the conviction and dedication with which they shape the future and citizenship.”

The country’s development depends on transformative education and the fair recognition of teachers’ work, she stated.

In the video accompanying the message, Rodriguez declared that she grew up surrounded by teachers and evoked the figure of her father, whom she described as a “young teacher of 34 who stood up for this beloved Venezuela and set an example for all of us.”

She also remembered her mother, a teacher, “who was widowed very young and left alone with three children. Therefore, she majored in special education as a way to reach at a bonus that would allow her to raise her three children on her own.”

She noted that the sacrifice of these two teachers instilled in us “a commitment to an independent, free, sovereign Venezuela, free from the colonial chains that oppressed and suffocated our country.”

The acting president emphasized that teachers true heroes and heroines of the nation.

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