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612:, army troops opened fire on a group of people, killing twenty. Following the crackdown by authorities, gunfights between radical groups and the army began on 1 March, with the former believing that they were responding to armed political repression of their neighborhoods. Ensuing firefights resulted in many bystanders being killed by "bullets from army troops and from sniping protesters". Photojournalist Douglas Blanco questioned the presence of sharpshooters, saying "I was in the parts of El Valle and the 23 de Enero where supposedly there were sharpshooters, but that business sounds strange to me. You can't justify the shape in which those buildings in the 23 de Enero were left with the machine gunning by military and police. Do you have to destroy a building to eliminate a supposed sharpshooter?" Velasco states that gunfights between radical militants and army troops did occur, though that engagements were not equal in intensity. López Maya says that troops who entered 23 de Enero were young, inexperienced soldiers who fired automatic firearms indiscriminately at apartment blocks, killing unarmed residents inside. 297: 894:
elites and the impoverished masses had become so wide that the authorities never saw it coming." Lower class citizens were affected by shortages at the time, with many basic good missing from store shelves while people had to wait in lines outside of stores. Economist Héctor Silva Michelena, who had described Venezuela's democracy in the 1970s as an "illusion" based on oil dependency, warned shortly after Pérez's announcement that social conditions for a "grave social explosion" were likely. López Maya writes that Pérez performed "a serious political miscalculation", saying that this is supported by his continuous denial of his policies being responsible for the unrest.
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Venezuela to enjoy its oil income ... Fidel stole the show with his Bolivarian allusions of the Latin American Union and a call to fight against Yankee imperialism ... the Cubans and their materials arrived at Caracas on a bus and the buses and trucks to the Eurobuilding hotel ... they were delivered three days before the arrival of Fidel to Cuban G2 officers who paid their rent in advance and made strange demands. ... After the "coronation", part of the Cuban contingent left the country ... sources reported from Maiquetía that fewer Cubans had left than those who had entered
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food distribution centers since markets were destroyed by rioters. Constitutional rights were not completely restored until March 22, and in the interim, there was no official decree or resolution to define how government authority would be exercised in the absence of such rights. Insurance estimates of damage caused during the rioting were $ 90 million
351:(IMF) staff as "genocide workers in the pay of economic totalitarianism" and its policies as a "bomb that only kills people." Receiving 53% of the vote, Pérez demanded that Latin American debt be devalued by fifty percent and said that the region was a victim of international exploitation during celebrations after his inauguration. 741:." Strønen makes a similar assessment, saying "El Caracazo made it clear that the illusion of a social contract between the poor and the rest of society was irrevocably compromised. From that moment on, the popular sectors become increasingly radicalized, which explains the massive support for the attempted coup led by Chávez." 397:
controversial part of the economic reform package was the reduction of the gasoline subsidies, which had long maintained domestic gasoline prices far beneath international levels and even the production costs. Pérez's package was rejected by all political parties, including his own, though he ignored their declinations.
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a month after the rioting, Judith Ewell said that "foreign bankers ... forced on Venezuela the most stringent debt-repayment terms in Latin America." Strønen wrote that Pérez's reforms were the "last straw" for disenchanted groups and that, regarding the Caracazo, "The distance between the governing
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Groups of hundreds of protesters began to spread throughout Caracas, writing messages on walls that said "The people are hungry" and "No more deception." There were reports of particularly vicious attacks on stores owned by foreigners, namely Chinese, Lebanese and Portuguese immigrants, accusing them
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On the weekend of 25–26 February 1989, gasoline prices rose 100 per cent and the fuel price increase in turn needed an increase in public transportation fares of 30 per cent officially, and more in practice as some carriers refused to limit their prices to the official rate. The increase was supposed
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with the protection of a second attack helicopter to observe scenes of the Caracazo and upon his return to the palace, he publicly declared "There's normalcy in the city. I return very satisfied with the flyover I have made. All of the city, all the barrios are in complete normalcy." Reporters noted
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unveiled were the reduction of fuel subsidies and the increase of public transportation fares by thirty percent. He also took measures to decentralize and modernize the Venezuelan political system by the direct election of state governors, who had previously been appointed by the president. The most
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At the time his election, Venezuela's international reserves were at $ 300 million USD ($ 708 million USD in 2022), its national debt stood at $ 34 billion USD ($ 80 billion USD in 2022) and the poverty rate was at 70%. Pérez reversed from his campaign rhetoric condemning the IMF and decided to
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During the protests, citizens in poor areas destroyed their own local commercial facilities, with food markets so damaged that their food distribution system was ruined. Rioters destroyed properties indiscriminately, with no motives related to initial protests, and many had to line up at government
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The initial official pronouncements stated that 276 people had died, though the Pérez administration attempted to block investigations. Of the deaths, two soldiers and one police officer were reported dead. After hundreds of unmarked graves were found in the following months, many estimates put the
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No one gave me a direct order to shoot to kill, but they did tell us that constitutional rights were suspended and that, if we needed to use our weapons to repress a looting, we were authorized to do so because nothing was going to happen to us. In other words, maybe they didn't explicitly order us
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On 2 March, reporter Fabricio Ojeda wrote "In the morning, following the second night of curfew, those who descended from the barrios to go to work tripped over bodies shot up during the curfew." Before curfew, José Calixto Blanco was shot in the face by troops at 2:00pm. That day, President Pérez
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began to organize large protests against Pérez's new policies. Branches, empty bottle crates and other obstacles were placed at each of the highway intersections to block traffic. Lorries thought to be transporting food were stopped by the crowd, the driver was non-violently detained and the cargo
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delivered a televised message in which the government attempted to announce that the situation was under control, but he was unable to conclude his speech, saying "I can't" and going off screen. Through the night, some working class areas participated in parties with alcohol looted earlier in the
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were imposed. On February 28, a number of articles of the Constitution were suspended, including Article 60 (right to individual liberty and security), Article 62 (inviolability of the home), Article 66 (freedom of expression), Article 71 (right to gather publicly and privately), and Article 115
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On February 5, 1989, the transmission of Lusinchi's command to Pérez was effected with a lavish ceremony unprecedented in a democracy. Fidel ... was pressured by the "perestroika" that threatened the existence of the Cuban communist regime. The Soviet economic problems made it urgent to control
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In the morning, troops entered homes to search for armed individuals. As tensions eased, troops began to sweep through neighborhoods collecting appliances and cash registers and informing citizens that if they provided a certificate of purchase, the items would be returned. Citizens began to be
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for a meeting of the Venezuelan Executives Association. According to Pérez's executive secretary, Ignacio Betancourt, he dismissed the warnings from ministers and other officials throughout the day. After being shown footage of lootings and demonstrations, Pérez dismissed it saying that events
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The clearest consequence of the Caracazo was political instability. According to Velasco, the Caracazo is "idely held as a turning point in Venezuelan history" and that it "exposed a deep fissure in the social pact between political elites and the electorate established in the wake of the
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During his first appearance among the foreign press, Pérez described the Caracazo as actions "against the rich" as a result of inequality. Protests in other large cities besides Caracas had largely subsided. At 3:00pm, army reservist Carlos H. Cuñar was shot by troops while leaving the
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also started with students demonstrating against the increase of student fares and continued with public transport users in general. With no apparent authority presence or action, the crowd turned violent, the protest spread and turned into looting throughout the city. At midday
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The IACHR said that a "disproportionate use of force" was especially used in impoverished areas. Poor areas faced increased violence during the riots, with authorities firing indiscriminately throughout neighborhoods and dragging some individuals out of their homes for
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happened at noon and that the situation had calmed down. While meeting with the business executives, Pérez told his audience, "There is nothing to be alarmed about (...) We are going to take advantage of the crisis to generate well-being." Pérez ordered to commence
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number at above 2,000 and up to 5,000. Shortages of coffins were reported and morgues were so overfilled with dead that workers had to explain to family members searching for loved ones that bodies were simply discarded in trash bags. A
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observed in the streets participating in daily life and some businesses reopened. At this time, cemeteries began to grow crowded as individuals gathered to bury their loved ones who were killed earlier in the week.
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and Dámaso Jiménez, as well as Carlos Julio Peñaloza (a general at the time of the Caracazo), Cuban agents might have entered Venezuela during Carlos Andrés Pérez's inauguration ceremony, which was attended by
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In this regard, the Caracazo was not such a spontaneous outburst as is commonly believed. We have found that anti-neoliberal student protest had been building in the previous days in Merida as well as other
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In August 2009, Defense Minister Italo del Valle Alliegro was charged in relation to the Caracazo. In July 2010, the Supreme Court overturned an appeal court ruling, which had declared the case covered by a
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was unloaded and distributed, after which the driver was asked to park the vehicle across the carriageway. When the Metropolitan Police arrived later, they said that they had orders to not interfere.
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leader as he promised that Venezuela would continue to modernize even though it was facing economic difficulties. During his campaign, he heavily rejected liberalization policies, describing the
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was able to restructure the country's debt repayments and offset an economic crisis but allow for the continuation of the government's policies of social spending and state-sponsored subsidies.
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neighborhood to buy groceries, later dying after he drove himself to a hospital. By nightfall, militants in Zona Central who had been clashing with troops, began to run out of ammunition.
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of hoarding supplies and of being responsible for the shortages. The demonstrations grew into an open revolt where nearly all social groups participated in the rioting. At this time,
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about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Caracas, due to the increase in public transportation prices. A lack of timely intervention by authorities, as the rank and file of the
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and later spread to Caracas, where other social groups then began to protest against Pérez's policies. Larger protests and rioting began on the morning of 27 February 1989 in
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The final documented death of the Caracazo was Napoleón Soto Vilera after being shot in the head from by an individual at the Naval Observatory near Sierra Maestra.
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caused an economic crisis to take hold in Venezuela, and the country had accrued significant levels of debt. Nevertheless, the administration of President
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to investigate the events during the Caracazo and voted for a report that concluded that 277 people were killed as well. The votes included that of
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against the Perez government. Throughout the 1990s, MBR-200 participated in anti-austerity protests. In 1992, there were two attempted coups in
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president Pedro Tinoco, Minister of Economy Eglée Iturbe de Blanco and Minister of Planning Miguel Rodríguez were at the IMF headquarters in
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to disperse protests in Barquisimeto due to the president's presence, resulting with limited demonstrations in the area. Pérez flew to
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to be implemented on 1 March 1989, but bus drivers decided to apply the price rise on 27 February, a day before payday in Venezuela.
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ordered Pérez's extradition from the United States in 2009 as a result of his government's violent response during the Caracazo.
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from 1973 to 1979, the political elite in Venezuela believed that the nation faced a near-unlimited supply of cashflow due to
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Despite initial debate within the government over how to manage the situation, a heavy-handed approach was implemented as a
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statements that poor individuals protesting–who were the majority in the nation–were "committed to violence" and were "
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UN, Venezuela: Wound Still Gaping 20 Years after ‘Caracazo’, By Humberto Márquez, Caracas, Feb 27 2009 (IPS),
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UN, Venezuela: Wound Still Gaping 20 Years after ‘Caracazo’, By Humberto Márquez, Caracas, Feb 27 2009 (IPS,
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was discovered a year later at El Cementerio de Sur where 68 bodies alone were found placed in plastic bags.
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By noon, one delivery truck was reported to have been looted in central Caracas and protesters blocked the
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The President's Telephone Conversation with President Carlos Andres Perez of Venezuela on March 3, 1989.
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to kill, but they did insinuate that if we needed to, it was within the rules of engagement to do so.
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is the name given to the wave of protests, riots and looting that started on 27 February 1989 in the
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that he made this statement as gunfire could be heard within the palace from nearby neighborhoods.
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by liberalizing the economy upon taking office on 2 February 1989. He announced on 16 February a
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One army lieutenant, Francisco Espinoza Guyón, said of orders received during the Caracazo:
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economic policies recommended by the IMF to fix macroeconomic imbalances known as
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allegedly participated in the crackdown; Chávez himself was sick that day with
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and incarcerated, though he was subsequently pardoned by Pérez's successor,
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said that 277 individuals were killed. A commission was established in the
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In the days prior to more intense protests, student demonstrations against
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and again in June, when rising of transportation costs ended in riots in
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In February 1990, the army was called to contain similar riots in
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and surrounding towns following austerity measures from President
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respond to the debt, public spending, economic restrictions and
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condemned the government's action and referred the case to the
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and his administration racked on large amounts of debt.
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(Fall 2007). 1095: 1032:Australian National University 508: 409: 232:2,000–5,000 (independent est.) 16:1989 civil unrest in Venezuela 1: 2626:Kidnapping of William Niehous 2529:(1974–1979) & (1989-1993) 2093:Latin American Herald Tribune 1970:Palgrave Macmillan. pp.  1056:Uppsala Conflict Data Program 954: 864:According to writers such as 291: 171:$ 212 million of damage 3012:20th-century political riots 2860:La rebelión de los náufragos 2440:. Accessed October 26, 2011. 2374:La rebelión de los náufragos 2189:10.1525/curh.1989.88.536.121 1628:La Rebelión de los Náufragos 1373:, Jaime Lusinchi, (Spanish) 1254:, Reuters, 22 September 2009 1214:10.1080/07393148.2013.848702 844:Venezuelan attorney general 271: 7: 2808:1998 parliamentary election 2391:Velasco, Alejandro (2015). 1995:Márquez & Sanabria 2018 1543:Márquez & Sanabria 2018 1499:Latin American Perspectives 1389:Márquez & Sanabria 2018 922: 859: 457:'s governor called for the 432:Caracas Metropolitan Police 384:), called by detractors as 349:International Monetary Fund 318:high oil prices at the time 50:conditions to do so are met 10: 3033: 2867:Paper Tigers and Minotaurs 2714:November 1992 coup attempt 2709:February 1992 coup attempt 2320:Cambridge University Press 2010:Hellinger, Daniel (2014). 1858:Cambridge University Press 1854:Executive decree authority 1511:10.1177/0094582X9602300304 1127:Cambridge University Press 1090:Cambridge University Press 1086:Executive decree authority 802:, with Chávez winning the 796:Movement Towards Socialism 667:Aftermath and consequences 658: 649: 629: 621:flew in a helicopter from 615: 603: 2897: 2876: 2837: 2820: 2800: 2779: 2753: 2746: 2677: 2666: 2534: 2524: 2328:10.1017/S0022216X02006673 2183:(536): 121–124, 147–149. 1964:Kozloff, Nikolas (2007). 1937:Nelson, Brian A. (2009). 1848:Crisp, Brian F. (1998), " 1694:Virginia Quarterly Review 1080:Crisp, Brian F. (1998), " 915:The Venezuelan rock band 905:'s 2005 homonymous film, 516:Central Bank of Venezuela 475:Francisco Fajardo Highway 389: 381: 341:first presidential period 312:During the presidency of 236: 226: 221: 192: 187: 162: 144: 136: 124: 114: 99: 91: 84: 2992:Looting in South America 2467:"La sangre & el eco" 2152:(in Spanish). Kalathos. 284:, was a massive riot in 2248:10.1111/1470-9856.00040 800:Fifth Republic Movement 363:cabinet and a group of 210:Government of Venezuela 3017:1980s political events 2910:Luis Herrera Campins → 2527:President of Venezuela 2376:(9th ed.). 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Protests in Venezuela

Caracas
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Government of Venezuela
Venezuelan
Guarenas
Caracas
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Caracas
Bogotazo
Bogotá

Carlos Andrés Pérez
World Economic Forum
Carlos Andrés Pérez
high oil prices at the time
A fall in oil prices in the mid-1980s
Jaime Lusinchi
Democratic Action
1988 election
first presidential period
populist
International Monetary Fund

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