2004 Venezuelan protests
| 2004 Venezuelan protests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Protests against Hugo Chávez | |||
 Protests at the Universidad de Oriente Nueva Esparta campus in March 2004 | |||
| Date | 27 February 2004 – 2 March 2004 (5 days) | ||
| Location | Venezuela | ||
| Caused by | Invalidation of signatures to call for a recall referendum | ||
| Goals | 2004 recall referendum | ||
| Result | Suspension of firearms open carry Resignation of ambassador Milos Alcalay | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Deaths | 9+ | ||
| Injuries | Hundreds | ||
| Arrested | 300+ | ||
A series of anti-government protests took place in Venezuela in the context of the 2004 Venezuelan recall referendum, starting on 27 February 2004. Negotiations between the opposition and government agreeing on signatures led to the end of the protests. During the protests, nine people were killed, of which at least four were due to the response of security officials, hundreds were injured and 300 were arrested.