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Venezuelan flag at half-mast in mourning for the death of president Chávez. Thousands of people flooded the streets of the capital Caracas. Many cried and hugged in public shows of emotion. Women were weeping at Miraflores Palace. With a mixture of joy and sadness Chávez supporters shared their impressions after him a last farewell: "That man ...
[17] [18] As of March 2019, over 50 countries, the OAS, and the Lima Group do not recognize Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela. [154] [155] [156] The Supreme Tribunal rejected the National Assembly decisions, [17] while the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile welcomed Guaidó as interim president. [157]
The red line represents trends of annual rates given throughout the period shown GDP is in billions of Local Currency Unit that has been adjusted for inflation Sources: International Monetary Fund, World Bank From his election in 1998 until his death in March 2013, Chávez's administration proposed and enacted populist economic policies. The social programs were designed to be short-term ...
The State Department, in an email to USA TODAY, confirmed the detention of a U.S. military member in Venezuela. US denies claim CIA tried to overthrow, kill Venezuelan President Maduro Skip to ...
In March, Chile issued arrest warrants for both Villegas and another Venezuelan, 28-year-old Walter Rodríguez Pérez, who authorities believe has since taken refuge in Venezuela.
In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first head of state of independent Venezuela, after the dissolution of Gran Colombia.
Deadly torrents of brown water rushed through the streets in Maracay, the capital of Venezuela's northern state of Aragua, on Monday after rain from a thunderstorm poured down on the city and ...
For years, Venezuela has suffered from a political and economic crisis following the presidency of Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro. Óscar Alberto Pérez has stated that, while working as a law enforcement agent, he witnessed deep levels of corruption within the Bolivarian government's structure, experiencing the collaboration between state authorities and pro-government gangs ...