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The Caracazo Protests

Deadly protests in Venezuela in 1989; people power in the Philippines; the end of the Angolan civil war; exodus to Liberia from the American South; the Foxcatcher murder.

Government austerity measures spark violent protests in Venezuela in 1989; the end of the Angolan civil war after the death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi; exodus to Liberia from the American South; the overthrow of Filipino President Marcos; and murder in the world of Olympic wrestling, with the true story behind the Hollywood movie Foxcatcher.

(Photo: Venezuelan police in the street controlling crowds. Jose Cohen/AP Photo)

50 minutes

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Mon 29 Feb 201604:06GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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