In Venezuela, January 23rd marks the 67th anniversary of the fall of the dictatorship of general Marcos Pérez Jiménez, after the people's uprising that sought to restore freedom and democracy.
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00:00Venezuela, January 23rd, marks the 67th anniversary of the fall of the dictatorship of General
00:06Marcos Pérez Jiménez after the people's uprising that sought to restore freedom and democracy.
00:19Marcos Pérez Jiménez governed Venezuela from 1952 to 1958,
00:24establishing an authoritarian regime characterized by censorship,
00:27persecution and human rights violations, while popular discontent rose due to the
00:32lack of liberties and repression. Various sectors of society, such as students and workers,
00:39extended the protests until January 23rd, 1958, when they united in a civic-military movement
00:45that saw the overthrow of Pérez Jiménez's government. After the fall of the military
00:51dictatorship, a democratic process began as a symbol of hope and the struggle for freedom.
00:57A transitional government junta is installed, made up of political parties such as Acción
01:04Democrática, COPEY and URD, which later betrayed the Venezuelan people after signing the so-called
01:09Punto Fijo pact. After the pact, these parties perpetuated themselves in power for more than
01:16four decades through a pseudo-democracy and the alternation in office, resulting in the
01:21surrender of resources, political persecution and extreme poverty.