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The '''''Caracazo''''', or '''''sacudón''''', is the name given to the wave of protests, riots, looting, shootings and massacres<ref name = "Reuters">{{citation | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN21321293 | publisher = Reuters | title=Venezuela exhumes unnamed dead in riot investigation | date=22 September 2009}}.</ref> that began on 27 February 1989 in [[Venezuela]]'s capital, [[Caracas]], and the surrounding towns. The 9 days of clashes resulted in the deaths of perhaps 2000-3000 people, mostly at the hands of security forces and the military.<ref>UN, Venezuela: Wound Still Gaping 20 Years after ‘Caracazo’, By Humberto Márquez, Caracas, Feb 27 2009 (IPS),http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/02/venezuela-wound-still-gaping-20-years-after-lsquocaracazorsquo/</ref><ref name="amnesty.org">[[Amnesty International]], March 1990, Reports of Arbitrary Killings and Torture:, February/March 1989 , AI Index: AMR 53/02/90, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr53/002/1991/en/</ref> The riots and the protests began mainly in response to the government's economic reforms and the resulting increase in the price of gasoline and transportation.<ref name="Reuters"/> | The '''''Caracazo''''', or '''''sacudón''''', is the name given to the wave of protests, riots, looting, shootings and massacres<ref name = "Reuters">{{citation | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN21321293 | publisher = Reuters | title=Venezuela exhumes unnamed dead in riot investigation | date=22 September 2009}}.</ref> that began on 27 February 1989 in [[Venezuela]]'s capital, [[Caracas]], and the surrounding towns. The 9 days of clashes resulted in the deaths of perhaps 2000-3000 people, mostly at the hands of security forces and the military.<ref>UN, Venezuela: Wound Still Gaping 20 Years after ‘Caracazo’, By Humberto Márquez, Caracas, Feb 27 2009 (IPS),http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/02/venezuela-wound-still-gaping-20-years-after-lsquocaracazorsquo/</ref><ref name="amnesty.org">[[Amnesty International]], March 1990, Reports of Arbitrary Killings and Torture:, February/March 1989 , AI Index: AMR 53/02/90, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr53/002/1991/en/</ref> The riots and the protests began mainly in response to the government's economic reforms and the resulting increase in the price of gasoline and transportation.<ref name="Reuters"/> | ||
| + | ==Response== | ||
| + | The violence of the Caracazo lead to a popular sentiment which helped inspire [[Hugo Chávez]] to lead a revolt in 1992. | ||
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Revision as of 13:49, 26 March 2019
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| Date | 27 February 1989 - 8 March 1989 |
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| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
The Caracazo, or sacudón, is the name given to the wave of protests, riots, looting, shootings and massacres[1] that began on 27 February 1989 in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, and the surrounding towns. The 9 days of clashes resulted in the deaths of perhaps 2000-3000 people, mostly at the hands of security forces and the military.[2][3] The riots and the protests began mainly in response to the government's economic reforms and the resulting increase in the price of gasoline and transportation.[1]
Response
The violence of the Caracazo lead to a popular sentiment which helped inspire Hugo Chávez to lead a revolt in 1992.
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References
- ↑ a b Venezuela exhumes unnamed dead in riot investigation, Reuters, 22 September 2009Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto")..
- ↑ UN, Venezuela: Wound Still Gaping 20 Years after ‘Caracazo’, By Humberto Márquez, Caracas, Feb 27 2009 (IPS),http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/02/venezuela-wound-still-gaping-20-years-after-lsquocaracazorsquo/
- ↑ Amnesty International, March 1990, Reports of Arbitrary Killings and Torture:, February/March 1989 , AI Index: AMR 53/02/90, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr53/002/1991/en/
