"If they ask for Maduro or for the people of Venezuela, tell them they are on the streets commanding", Maduro said.
In Washington on Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States is "concerned that the government of Maduro is violating its own constitution and not allowing the opposition to have their voices heard".
It is set to be the biggest day of protests since Maduro's allies tried to strip the power of the opposition-controlled legislature - the only lever of government Maduro's camp does not hold - and banned opposition leader Henrique Capriles from politics.
Venezuela's chief prosecutor said she is investigating the Wednesday shooting incident amid conflicting reports over the cause of death.
(AP Photo/Fernando Llano). A police officer guides an armored vehicle during clashes with anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 19, 2017.
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro may be struggling to feed Venezuela but his socialist administration still managed to make a $500,000 donation to Donald Trump's inauguration, records released Wednesday show.
The Supreme Court reversed the decisions amid mounting global pressure and after the Venezuelan Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Díaz, called the decisions "a rupture of the constitutional order".
The oil-rich but crisis-shaken South American nation has been convulsed by escalating protests over the last few weeks amid a punishing recession and accusations that President Nicolas Maduro has seized dictatorial powers. The anniversary celebration took place with unrest spreading in Venezuela as confrontations between opposition demonstrators and authorities continue.
"The excessive ambition of [our] enemies threatens the peace and stability by carrying out a criminal agenda loaded with hate that includes terrorist acts, disturbances, looting, vandalism, different forms of violence against innocent people and public health facilities", Padrino said.
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The protest followed a fortnight of violent protests, in which five people have been killed, triggered by a Supreme Court decision in March to assume the powers of the opposition-led Congress - which it quickly reversed under global pressure.
The president in turn has urged his supporters, the military and civilian militias to defend the socialist "Bolivarian revolution" launched by his predecessor Hugo Chavez in 1999.
"They've got the right to march but marching isn't burning stuff, throwing rocks", said Jahil Marcano, a 48-year-old construction worker who had joined the pro-government rally.
Deputies of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD), clash with Venezuelan National Guards during a protest outside the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in Caracas, Venezuela, March 30, 2017.
The opposition says Maduro made it clear to the world he was a dictator when the Supreme Court in late March assumed the functions of the opposition-led Congress.
Opposition marchers included Liliana Machuca, who earns about $20 a month holding two jobs teaching literature.
The police fired tear gas to disperse them and blocked their marches, Efe news agency reported.
"The pro-government groups don't believe the opposition should not be in these parts of the city, but the opposition say they have the right to protest wherever they please", Weddle told Al Jazeera.
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