Caracazo: cornerstone of the Bolivarian Revolution
The Caracazo bloodbath pushed the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200), a political movement founded by Hugo Chávez in the country’s military barracks in 1982, into action.
Venezuelans commemorate 30th anniversary of 1992 civic-military rebellion
The civic-military rebellion led by Commander Hugo Chávez against the government of president Carlos Andrés Pérez, despite its failure, marked the end of neoliberalism and the beginning of a new era of profound socio-political changes in the country
Ep 88: Venezuelans commemorate the 31st anniversary of Caracazo
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Venezuela commemorates 31 years of the first popular insurrection against neoliberalism
The Caracazo of February 1989 laid the foundation for the struggle to restore democracy in the country
International Peoples’ Assembly gives clarion call for solidarity with Venezuela
The assembly released a final statement reaffirming their solidarity with Venezuela and denouncing the imperialist attacks on its sovereignty and right to self-determination
Notes from the streets of Venezuela — the people are resilient in the face of foreign intervention
30 years after the Caracazo, when the poor of Venezuela took to the streets to wage a struggle against the government of the oligarchy, the toiling masses of the country remain firm in their commitment to the Bolivarian Revolution, which offered them right and a life of dignity
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