Since the march in commemoration of the 37th anniversary of the Caracazo, The Venezuelan people demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady, Cilia Flores, who were kidnapped on January 3 after the bombing of the country by the United States military forces.
In that sense, the first vice president of the National Assembly, Pedro Infante, took advantage of his intervention from the stage to send a warm greeting to the national leader and assured that “Nicolás Maduro is the son of February 27” in 1989 and was kidnapped by the empire.
«We must also take advantage of this platform to send a greeting to President Nicolás Maduro and also from here, demand the release of the president and the first lady, Cilia Flores. Nicolás Maduro is also the son of February 27,” he said.
During his speech, Infante ratified the people’s support for the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has led the country from peace, in “these difficult times.”
“Also from this platform we want to convene and invite you to support absolutely, with total firmness, President Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, who is leading the country with bravery, courage and intelligence, in these very difficult times,” he highlighted.
On the other hand, the parliamentarian assured that on February 27, 1989 he made it clear that the united and organized people are capable of achieving great things, at the same time The Caracazo was the motivation for the events of February 4, 1992.
“Let us remember that February 27 was the driving force of those young people who came out on February 4 where Commander Chávez and Captain Diosdado Cabello were (…) February 27 was the spark of the people,” he noted.
On February 27, 1989, after the announcements of the measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the population came out to protest. The president at that time, Carlos Andrés Pérez, applied a “package” of economic measures that mainly affected the most vulnerable sectors, which deepened impoverishment in the country.
The protests that arose as a result of the increase in the price of gasoline were violently repressed by the security forces, causing hundreds of deaths.
