This was stated by the highest representative of Cuban diplomacy in X, remembering the 23rd anniversary of the defeat of the fascist coup d’état by the Venezuelan people and Commander Hugo Chávez (1954-2013).

On April 11, 2002, the Venezuelan right-wing promoted a coup d’état against Chávez, after a bloody media campaign aimed at tarnishing the figure of the Bolivarian leader and the progressive ideals represented by him.

The leadership of the business association Fedecámaras and the private media, in complicity with sectors of the opposition and the ecclesiastic hierarchy, conspired with elements of the military high command to overthrow the President and place Pedro Carmona in the de facto presidency.

to hold the Chávez Government responsible, the coup was previously planned with a massacre against the Venezuelan people in the streets near the Miraflores Palace (seat of the Executive), through the use of snipers,

Hugo Chavez remained kidnapped by the plotting forces until his rescue on April 13 by military loyal to the constitutional order, who together with the popular insurrection in the streets put an end to the coup d’état.

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