Plan Avila ==

Any honest discussion of the 2002 coup needs to include coverage of Plan Avila.  The page on wikipedia for the plan itself is rather sparse, and has been subject to repeat removal of any mention of Chavez in the past.

Basically, Plan Avila was a plan for the military to maintain order in Caracas.  Issued once before in 1989, it led to possible thousands of deaths.  Chavez ordered Avila again in response to the protests, and military commanders refused to carry out, sparking the coup.

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