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2014–16 Venezuelan protests

2014–17 Venezuelan protests
Part of Crisis in Bolivarian Venezuela
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Images from top to bottom and from left to right:
Opposition march in Caracas on 12 February 2014, Peaceful march in Maracaibo, Protests at Altamira Square, "Camp Freedom" outside of the UN headquarters in Caracas, March in Caracas minutes after the arrest of Leopoldo Lopez.
Date 12 February 2014 – present
(3 years, 3 months and 1 day)
Location Venezuela
Status Ongoing
Parties to the civil conflict

Venezuelan opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable
(VP, PF, UNT, AD, COPEI and others)



"Guarimberos"
(built street barricades called "guarimbas")


Anti-government protesters

  • Anti-government students

Coat of arms of Venezuela.svg Government of Venezuela


Great Patriotic Pole
(PSUV, PCV, MEP, MRT and others)


Pro-government paramilitaries (Colectivos)


Pro-government demonstrators

  • Pro-government students
Lead figures
Number

Hundreds of thousands to over 1 million opposition protesters

  • Tens of thousands of student protesters
Hundreds of thousands of pro-government demonstrators
Casualties
Death(s)
  • 43 (2014)
  • 1 (2015)
  • 12 (2016)
  • 42+ (2017)
Injuries
  • 5,285 (2014)
  • +1,000 (2017)
Arrested
  • 3,689 (2014)
  • 410 (2015)
  • 2,732 (2016)
  • ≈2,000 (2017)

Venezuelan opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable
(VP, PF, UNT, AD, COPEI and others)

"Guarimberos"
(built street barricades called "guarimbas")

Anti-government protesters

Coat of arms of Venezuela.svg Government of Venezuela

Great Patriotic Pole
(PSUV, PCV, MEP, MRT and others)

Pro-government paramilitaries (Colectivos)

Pro-government demonstrators

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