US EditionEl Caracazo Celebrates 37 Years: the Outbreak that Changed the Course of the Country
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On February 27, 1989, Venezuela experienced one of the most tragic and significant episodes in its recent history: El Caracazo. This social outburst, which began in the city of Guarenas and quickly spread to Caracas and other regions of the country, was a response to popular discontent at the economic measures implemented by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez. The spark that sparked the protest was the increase in the price of fuel, which in …
On February 27, 1989, it marked the country, it was 37 years ago, that Venezuelans lived an anti-neoliberal rebellion, the first recorded in Contemporary History against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the so-called Washington Consensus. The fact was recorded as “El Caracazo” or the “Day that came down from the hills”, because it was in [...] The entry El Caracazo turns 37: The outbreak that changed the course of the country was first …
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