The Caracazo
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For the 2005 film, see El Caracazo (film).
The Caracazo or sacudón is the name given to the wave of protests, riots and looting and ensuing massacre[1] that occurred on 27 February 1989 in theVenezuelan capital Caracas and surrounding towns. The riots — the worst in Venezuelan history — resulted in a death toll of anywhere between 275 and 3,000 deaths,[2] mostly at the hands of security forces.The main reason for the protests were the neoliberal, pro-market reforms imposed by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez, who had recently been elected in a campaign where he promised the oppositeof such reforms.[1]
The word Caracazo is the name of the city plus the suffix -azo, which implies a blow and/or magnitude. It could therefore be translated as something like "the Caracas smash" or"the big one in Caracas". The name was inspired by the Bogotazo, a massive riot in neighboring Colombia in 1948 that played a pivotal role in that country's history. Sacudón is from sacudir "to shake",and therefore means something along the lines of "the day that shook the country" (see Spanish nouns: Other suffixes.)
The words are pronounced [kaɾaˈkaso] and [sakuˈðon], respectively.
Contents [hide]
1 Lead-up
2 Protests and rioting
3 Consequences
4 See also
5 Further reading
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Lead-up
In the context of the economic crisis that Venezuela had beengoing through since the early 1980s, President Carlos Andrés Pérez proposed to implement free-market reforms in his second presidential term (1989–1993), following the recommendations of theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF). Pérez belonged to the Acción Democrática (AD) party (social-democrat). This programme was known as the paquete — the "package".
His cooperation with the IMF followed ratherquickly after his victory in the 1988 presidential election, during which he ran a populist, anti-neoliberal campaign describing the IMF as "a neutron bomb that killed people, but left buildings...
The Caracazo or sacudón is the name given to the wave of protests, riots and looting and ensuing massacre[1] that occurred on 27 February 1989 in theVenezuelan capital Caracas and surrounding towns. The riots — the worst in Venezuelan history — resulted in a death toll of anywhere between 275 and 3,000 deaths,[2] mostly at the hands of security forces.The main reason for the protests were the neoliberal, pro-market reforms imposed by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez, who had recently been elected in a campaign where he promised the oppositeof such reforms.[1]
The word Caracazo is the name of the city plus the suffix -azo, which implies a blow and/or magnitude. It could therefore be translated as something like "the Caracas smash" or"the big one in Caracas". The name was inspired by the Bogotazo, a massive riot in neighboring Colombia in 1948 that played a pivotal role in that country's history. Sacudón is from sacudir "to shake",and therefore means something along the lines of "the day that shook the country" (see Spanish nouns: Other suffixes.)
The words are pronounced [kaɾaˈkaso] and [sakuˈðon], respectively.
Contents [hide]
1 Lead-up
2 Protests and rioting
3 Consequences
4 See also
5 Further reading
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Lead-up
In the context of the economic crisis that Venezuela had beengoing through since the early 1980s, President Carlos Andrés Pérez proposed to implement free-market reforms in his second presidential term (1989–1993), following the recommendations of theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF). Pérez belonged to the Acción Democrática (AD) party (social-democrat). This programme was known as the paquete — the "package".
His cooperation with the IMF followed ratherquickly after his victory in the 1988 presidential election, during which he ran a populist, anti-neoliberal campaign describing the IMF as "a neutron bomb that killed people, but left buildings...
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