DiFilm - Hugo Chavez golpe de estado en Venezuela (1992)

INQUIRIES TO PURCHASE VIDEOS: [email protected] - Hugo Chavez on the failed coup in Venezuela Date: 1992 Duration: Code: UG-2925 DiFilm Archive - Inquiries about archive material: [email protected] - http://www.difilm-argentina.com More videos and information at:   / difilm   or follow us on:   / archivodifilm   At 11:00 (UTC) on February 4, 1992, the uprising began with commandos operating simultaneously in Maracaibo, Caracas, Valencia, and Maracay. In Maracaibo, Francisco Arias Cárdenas managed to seize the regional government headquarters and took the Governor of Zulia, Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, prisoner. In Caracas, Chávez established his headquarters at the Military History Museum, located in La Planicie, near Miraflores Palace, while his forces seized the state television station, Venezolana de Televisión. Another group clashed with the Venezuelan National Guard at La Casona, while others attempted to take Miraflores Palace.[17] Chávez decided to surrender and requested to do so on television. Around midday, Chávez appeared before the television cameras, saying "Good morning," and then identified his movement: "this Bolivarian message." He acknowledged the work of his supporters: "You did very well." He conceded defeat: "Here in Caracas, we were unable to seize power." He issued a challenge: "Unfortunately, for now, the objectives we set for ourselves were not achieved." He assumed responsibility: "I assume responsibility for this Bolivarian military movement," and delivered a message of hope: "The country must set a course toward a better future."[18] The death toll was released on February 5. According to official figures from the Ministry of Defense,[19] there were 14 dead and 53 wounded. However, unofficial estimates place the toll at 50 dead and more than 100 wounded.[19] The combatants in Valencia and Maracay surrendered, while Chávez was taken prisoner to the San Carlos Barracks in northern Caracas. The day after the rebellion, former president Rafael Caldera, a member of parliament and the main leader of the Social Christian COPEI party, delivered a speech before Congress in which he harshly criticized Pérez, somewhat justifying the military uprising ("You can't ask the people to defend democracy when they are hungry"). A few days later, the government decided to transfer him to a prison in San Francisco de Yare, Miranda state. On November 27 of that same year, another group of officers, mostly from the Air Force, unsuccessfully rebelled against the government. All these events weakened the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez. A trial began in Congress that culminated in his removal from the presidency on May 20, 1993, on charges of corruption. Rafael Caldera was the main political beneficiary of the rebellion. A few months later, Caldera broke with the Social Christian Party COPEI, founded "Convergencia," and launched his candidacy for the 1993 presidential elections, which he won, while Chávez, from prison, called for abstention. Chávez, along with the main leaders of the attempted coup, spent two years in San Francisco de Yare prison awaiting trial. There, he co-wrote How to Get Out of the Labyrinth, while his popularity grew.[20] Chávez was released on March 27, 1994, after Caldera granted him a pardon as part of a political agreement with leftist sectors, such as the MAS and the PCV,[21] to secure support for his government. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%...