El Caracazo

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'Everything is in chaos': protest, violence and looting engulf one Caracas district

The Guardian 03 May 2017

The singed remains of an old fridge dumped on the side of a trash-covered street are the only sign of an outbreak of violence that erupted after anti-government protests in El Valle, a gritty working-class neighbourhood in south-east Caracas ... In El Valle and other poor sections of Caracas, the stakes may be higher ... The wave of unrest, known as the Caracazo, hit El Valle hardest....

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Rising Tensions in Venezuela

Human Rights 19 Dec 2016

The shadow of El Caracazo is looming over Venezuela ... El Caracazo, as the wave of protests was called, resulted in hundreds of deaths, including extrajudicial executions, and allegations of torture ... But to reduce the very real risk of another Caracazo, leaders of key regional governments should deliver a strong, clear message to Maduro that he is ......

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Venezuelans on twitter are preparing for disaster

Business Insider 18 Feb 2016

They call what happened, 'El Caracazo,' and hundreds of Venezuelans died in the violence ... Hace 27 años el aumento de la gasolina fue uno de los detonantes de El Caracazo - https.//t.co/sC8Zk2c8Ez pic.twitter.com/nynKEYLSk0 — CaraotaDigital (@CaraotaDigital) February 18, 2016 ... "All of us waiting for The Caracazo.". Nosotros esperando "El caracazo" pic.twitter.com/WrWA6qSslT — VVSincensura (@VVperiodistas) February 18, 2016....

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