Mother of All Marches

Mother of All Marches
Mother of All Marches
Part of the 2017 Venezuelan protests
	Protesters heading for the ombudsman's office demanding immediate elections and the release of political prisoners. Top image is facing east on Francisco Fajardo Highway, bottom image is facing west.
Date	19 April 2017
Location	Venezuela
Caused by	2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis;
Goals	Release of official election schedule;
Parties
Venezuelan opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable; (VP, PF, UNT, AD, COPEI and others) Movimiento Estudiantil; (Student opposition organization); Anti-government protesters Anti-government students;	Government of Venezuela Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Venezuelan National Guard; ; Bolivarian National Police; Great Patriotic Pole; (PSUV, PCV, MEP, MRT and others); Pro-government paramilitaries (Colectivos)
Lead figures
	Popular Will Leopoldo López; David Smolansky; Vente Venezuela María Corina Machado; Justice First Henrique Capriles; Others Lilian Tintori; Government of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro; Vice President Tareck El Aissami; Diosdado Cabello;
Number
Up to 6 million 2.5 million (Caracas);	Thousands
Casualties
Death(s)	3
Injuries	62
Arrested	521
Detained	312

The Mother of All Marches (Spanish: La madre de todas las marchas), also known as the Mother of All Protests, was a day of protests held on April 19, 2017, in Venezuela against the Chavista government of president Nicolás Maduro. The protests began after the Supreme Tribunal of Justice dissolved the National Assembly and took over its legislative powers March 29, 2017 in what was called a self-coup. The dissolution of the National Assembly was reversed shortly thereafter on April 1, 2017.

Opposition protesters originally marched peacefully until their path was blocked by Venezuelan authorities, with some looting and clashes resulting following the confrontation. By the end of that day, three Venezuelans were killed, two protesters and one National Guardsman, and over 500 were arrested.

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