General
- 23 January 2020
Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó led a US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela in 2019 after declaring himself "interim president" of the country. Guaidó also backed US sanctions on his country which the Center for Economic and Policy Research blamed for killing 40,000 Venezuelans between 2017 and 2018.
- 10 August 2019
On 5 August, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a new and even more brutal set of sanctions on Venezuela, as part of its campaign to remove the democratically elected government of President Maduro.
- 30 April 2019
Juan Guaido and a small group of mutinous troops posted a live video on Twitter this morning to call on "the military and people" to overthrow the legitimate president Nicolás Maduro. In response, the government is calling on supporters to assemble at the presidential palace.
- 05 August 2018
Yesterday afternoon, August 4, there were a series of detonations near the rostrum from where Venezuelan president Maduro was addressing a parade at Bolivar Avenue in Caracas. The parade marked the 81st anniversary of the Bolivarian National Guard. Official sources have talked about explosive material carried by one or several drones. President Maduro was unharmed, but a number of military personnel were injured. In a televised address, the Venezuelan president blamed outgoing Colombian president Santos of being behind the attempt on his life. Far right Venezuelan oppositionist Patricia Poleo in Miami issued a statement claiming the attack had been carried out by a number of reactionary military officers.
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