Original sentence: According to BBC News, a sector of the Armed Forces asked for the resignation of President Hugo Chávez, whom they held responsible for a massacre during the demonstrations.Chávez was taken to a military base while Fedecámaras president Carmona was appointed as the transitional President of Venezuela, following mass protests and a general strike by his opponents.Commander of the Army, Lucas Rincón Romero, reported in a nationwide broadcast that Chávez had resigned his presidency, a charge Chávez would later deny.On April 11, 2002, anti-Chávez and pro-Chávez demonstrators clashed at the Miraflores palace
Edited sentence: During violent clashes between pro- and anti-Chávez supporters on April 11, 2002, Lucas Rincón, commander-in-chief of the Venezuelan armed forces, falsely announced in a broadcast to a nationwide audience that Chávez had tendered his resignation from the presidency.While Chávez was brought to a military base and held there, military leaders appointed Carmona as the transitional President of Venezuela, following mass protests and a general strike by his opponents