Hugo Chavez's First Coup
Left-leaning army officers staged an unsuccessful coup in Venezuela in February 1992
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
February 28, 20149m 8s
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Show Notes
Hugo Chavez led a group of left-leaning army officers in an unsuccessful coup in Venezuela in February, 1992.
It took the government less than 24 hours to defeat the plotters, and arrest Hugo Chavez.
Hear from two people on opposing sides of the coup.
Photo: Hugo Chavez after his release from jail,1994. Credit: Bertrand Parres/AFP/Getty Images