[Peace-discuss] Remembering Venezuela's Caracazo

Fri Feb 27 11:33:11 EST 2015

Let’s not forget that this event is what eventually led to the election of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Of course when this happened back in 1989 NOT one word about this tragic event was uttered in the U.S. corporate media.

This is what neo-liberalism looks like !

Remembering Venezuela's Caracazo

*	Description: Soldiers were used to put down the widespread protests against IMF imposed economic policies.

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26 febrero 2015 

Soldiers were used to put down the widespread protests against IMF imposed economic policies.

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On Feb. 27, 1989, Venezuelans rose up in spontaneous protests against catastrophic free-market policies. The uprising, known as the Caracazo, was brought on by soaring poverty and the collapse of living standards. The government responded with brutality, with state violence claiming up to 3,000 lives.

Analysis: Neoliberalism, State Repression and Popular Revolt in Venezuela

In February 1989, thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in a wave of protests that highlighted the right-wing misrule in the country. The protests came to be known as the Caracazo — an uprising that began in the capital Caracas — and shaped the country's future. 

On Feb. 27, the poorest Venezuelans living in the “cerros” (mountains surrounding Caracas filled with shanty towns) occupied the streets in what began as a protest against a new hike on public transportation prices. It became a nationwide movement. 

As the police began repressing the demonstrations, a growing number of people joined the protests. Events soon turned violent; the police opened fire after some of the protesters began targeting shops and supermarkets in a desperate attempt to get food. 

Official figures show that hundreds of people were killed by police that day. The day became popularly known as the “Caracazo,” but violence continued throughout the following week. Official figures place the death toll at just under 300, but other estimates indicate up to 3,000 were gunned down during the popular uprising.  <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/contenidos/2015/02/26/noticia_0028.html> Read more 

Video: A Popular Uprising

In pictures: A Wave of State Violence

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Caracazo: In Their Own Words 

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 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/tags/Venezuela> Venezuela  <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/tags/Caracazo> Caracazo 

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*	 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Caracazo-Victims-In-Their-Own-Words-20150226-0031.html> Description: Caracazo Victims: In Their Own Words

 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Caracazo-Victims-In-Their-Own-Words-20150226-0031.html> Caracazo Victims: In Their Own Words

*	 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Caracazo-Neoliberalism-State-Repression-and-Popular-Revolt-in-Venezuela-20150226-0028.html> Description: Victims of the wave of state violence unleashed during the Caracazo

 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Caracazo-Neoliberalism-State-Repression-and-Popular-Revolt-in-Venezuela-20150226-0028.html> Caracazo: Neoliberalism, State Repression and Popular Revolt in Venezuela

*	 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Government-Supporters-Target-of-Armed-Attack-in-Argentina-20150226-0022.html> Description: Jorge Taina stands in front of the Evita Movement Cultural and Political Center, which was the target of an armed attack on February 25, 2015.

 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Government-Supporters-Target-of-Armed-Attack-in-Argentina-20150226-0022.html> Government Supporters Target of Armed Attack in Argentina

*	 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Timeline-of-Venezuelas-Coup-Plot-Revelations-20150226-0013.html> Description: President Nicolas Maduro condemned Washington for financing and other support to the coup.

 <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Timeline-of-Venezuelas-Coup-Plot-Revelations-20150226-0013.html> Timeline of Venezuela's Coup Plot Revelations

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