Government supporters and dissenters commemorate April 11th

Both government followers and the opposition held Wednesday in Caracas multiple events to commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 11th, 2002.

Back on that time, a peaceful demonstration requested resignation of President Hugo Chávez and he was removed from office briefly.

According to official numbers, the events resulted in 19 people dead and about 69 injured, most of them opposition and pro-government demonstrators who were near Miraflores presidential palace.

Dissenting groups rallied early Wednesday in Francia Square, eastern Caracas, to carry out a number of activities, including a mass to honor the deceased, Efe reported.

For their part, government supporters rallied in Puente Llaguno, near the presidential palace and the epicenter of the violent events of April 11th, to honor "the memory of the fallen ones," with religious and cultural all day long.