The end of autocracy in Venezuela? ,by Marihen Jiménez Morales

"On the April 19, 1810, a revolution began that would lead towards Venezuela's declaration of independence on July 5 of the following year. Back then, most towns and cities joined in the euphoria of breaking the ties to the Spanish crown.
Last month, exactly 207 years after the start of the Venezuelan revolution, the country experienced yet another revolt. The main difference is that this time, dissatisfied Venezuelans - making up over 75 percent of the population - did not start an armed revolution to remove a foreign ruler from power, but rather set the stage for a new wave of mass protests seeking liberation from a regime that promised prosperity and welfare anew, but instead delivered the country's worst crisis since independence...."

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http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/04/autocracy-venezuela-170430114658489.html