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Hugo Chávez served the longest uninterrupted period in office with 11 consecutive years, from his restoration to power in April 2002 until his death in March 2013. The presidency was disputed between Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro from January 2019 to 2023 during the Venezuelan presidential crisis.
Since 2 February 1999, Venezuela has seen sweeping and radical shifts in social policy, moving away from the last government's officially embracing a free-market economy and liberalization reform principles and towards income redistribution and social welfare programs. Then- President Hugo Chávez dramatically shifted Venezuela's traditional ...
On 23 January 2019, Maduro announced that Venezuela was breaking ties with the United States following President Trump's announcement of recognizing Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuela's National Assembly, as the interim President of Venezuela. [6] Maduro said all US diplomats must leave within 72 hours, but Guaidó said that they should stay ...
In 1970, Venezuela had been one of the 20 wealthiest countries in the world measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita; Pérez turned the country "into a socialist nightmare of price ...
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. [1] [2] The election was politically contentious, with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair, [3] citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before, during, [1] [4] and ...
From exile in Spain, Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia sat down with CNN en Español on Thursday where he spoke of his hope to find a solution to Venezuela’s political crisis.
CARACAS (Reuters) -Opponents and supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro planned to rally on Tuesday as protests and clashes spread after a weekend election was awarded to the long ...
Venezuela portal. v. t. e. An ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez and has worsened during the presidency of successor Nicolás Maduro. It has been marked by hyperinflation, escalating starvation, [ 6 ] disease, crime and mortality rates, resulting in massive emigration.