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Maduro says that by pushing for Guaidó to take over, the U.S. “intends to govern Venezuela from Washington.”. And Washington certainly has a history of interfering in Latin America’s ...
Dec 11, 2023 · Maduro’s clamoring came after a recent referendum where some 95 percent of Venezuelan voters approved the idea of annexing the region — known to Venezuelans as El Esequibo, after the major ...
Dec 1, 2023 · A Power-Sharing Deal Is the Only Way to Resolve the Country’s Political Conflict. Last month, the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s largest opposition coalition resumed negotiations to address Venezuela’s decades-long crisis. Maduro, who succeeded Hugo Chávez as president in 2013, has rebuffed ...
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On March 5, Hugo Chávez, the country’s longtime president, died of cancer at 58. Maduro, who Chávez groomed to replace him, was elected into office less than a month later, gaining 50.6 percent of the vote. Chávez was a charismatic and admired leader in Venezuela, largely thanks to his social welfare programs. After he assumed the presidency in 199...
On January 23, in the midst of high levels of violence, food shortages and a scarcity of basic goods, opposition leaders Leopoldo López and María Corina Machado began a campaign to remove Maduro from office. That February, thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in protest. Over a three-month period of violent demonstrations, 43 people were ki...
In the legislative elections held December 6, the opposition party gained a two-thirds supermajorityin the National Assembly. Maduro, fearing for the security of his position, stacked the Supreme Court with justices loyal to him. On December 30, the Supreme Court blocked four newly elected lawmakers from joining the assembly just days before they w...
The Supreme Court banned an opposition leader from participating in the April 7 elections. The next day, Venezuelans responded with mass demonstrations all over the country. The protests lasted for months, resulting in violent clashes with riot police that left 66 dead. On July 30, in an election considered by critics to have been a sham, voters el...
Presidential elections were held on May 20, and Maduro was reelected despite claims of fraud from the opposition coalition. The U.S. decried the election as unfair and anti-democratic before any voting had even taken place. On November 8, the United Nations Refugee Agency announced that over 3 million people had fled Venezuela due to massive shorta...
Not long after Maduro’s inauguration on January 10, Venezuelans took to the streetscalling for him to step down. Guaidó, leading the opposition, claimed the presidency, citing emergency powers granted from the constitution. The U.S. quickly showed support for Guaidó. On January 23, Maduro responded by severing diplomatic ties with the U.S., orderin...
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Jun 14, 2019 · The Venezuelan crisis threatens U.S. interests and security. The United States and regional partners need to provide humanitarian relief and security assistance and accelerate change to a post ...
Feb 24, 2021 · Once considered one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Venezuela is now a country in crisis. Two men claim to be president, inflation runs rampant, citizens suffer from intense food and medical shortages, and more than 5 million Venezuelans have fled the country. Though elections are held, they cannot be considered democratic.
Oct 20, 2023 · Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, the world’s largest, have become more desirable as energy resources are weaponized amid the conflict in Ukraine and threaten to become entwined with the new war ...
