In March 2014, a small, oil-rich nation appeared to be teetering on the brink of revolution.
Protesters built barricades and set them ablaze. Pro-government gangs provoked street battles, and the government sent in tanks to quell the unrest. At least 43 people were killed. Meanwhile, peaceful, student-led anti-government demonstrators marched through the streets and spelled out their cry to the world: #SOSVenezuela.
“Inside and outside the South American country’s borders, there’s a major question many are asking: Could this be the beginning of the end for Venezuela’s socialist government?” CNN wondered.
Yet months of unrest failed to topple President Nicolas Maduro’s government. …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
