2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt

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constitutional crisis coup d'état attempt political crisis

The 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt was a brief, failed military and civilian uprising that temporarily removed President Hugo Chávez from power before he was restored amid mass protests and loyalist support.

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2002 Venezuelan coup attempt	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional crisis ⓘ coup d'état attempt ⓘ political crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	11 April coup attempt ⓘ April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Venezuela ⓘ
deathToll	dozens of people killed ⓘ
endDate	2002-04-14 ⓘ
followedBy	2002–2003 Venezuelan general strike NERFINISHED ⓘ recall referendum campaign against Hugo Chávez ⓘ
hasCause	conflict between Hugo Chávez government and opposition ⓘ general strike and business lockout ⓘ political polarization in Venezuela ⓘ protests against Hugo Chávez ⓘ
hasParticipant	Bolivarian Circles NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederation of Venezuelan Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Police of Caracas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Carmona NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan opposition leaders ⓘ anti-Chávez demonstrators ⓘ business federation Fedecámaras NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-Chávez civilian supporters ⓘ
injuries	hundreds of people injured ⓘ
interimGovernmentAction	dismissal of Supreme Court justices ⓘ dissolution of National Assembly ⓘ suspension of 1999 Constitution provisions ⓘ
interimHeadOfState	Pedro Carmona NERFINISHED ⓘ
internationalReaction	initial recognition of Carmona government by some foreign governments ⓘ later criticism of coup and support for constitutional order ⓘ
keyEvent	detention of Hugo Chávez by military officers ⓘ issuance of Carmona decree dissolving state institutions ⓘ mass opposition march on Miraflores Palace ⓘ mass pro-Chávez demonstrations in Caracas ⓘ military officers switching allegiance back to Chávez ⓘ return of Hugo Chávez to Miraflores Palace ⓘ self-proclamation of Pedro Carmona as interim president ⓘ shootings near Llaguno Bridge ⓘ
location	Caracas NERFINISHED ⓘ Miraflores Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaRole	private television channels supported opposition narrative ⓘ state media supported Chávez government ⓘ
overthrew	Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ
overthrowDuration	approximately 47 hours ⓘ
partOf	Bolivarian Revolution political conflict ⓘ
result	failure of coup ⓘ restoration of Hugo Chávez as president ⓘ
significance	intensification of polarization in Venezuelan society ⓘ turning point in Hugo Chávez presidency ⓘ
startDate	2002-04-11 ⓘ

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Hugo Chávez → survived → 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt ⓘ

Venezuela–United States relations → historicalEvent → 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt