Tag: Juan Guaido

Friday, November 20th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
US names first ambassador in a decade to Venezuela, but he will operate from Bogotá

Amid a breakdown in relations and absence of US diplomats in Venezuela, Washington has named its first ambassador for the South American country for the first time in a decade. However he will carry out his duties from the capital of neighboring Colombia, Bogotá.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Prominent opposition activist in embassy refuge flees Venezuela and is expected in Spain

Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation's socialist president, his party said Saturday.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Guaidó and 37 parties reject Venezuela congressional election and call for increased international pressure

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday announced a “unitary pact” supported by a coalition of parties calling for increased international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro as the country heads toward a congressional election in December.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Guaidó counts with US keeping pressure on Maduro whoever wins November election

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Venezuelan cases of the “Colombian virus”, accelerate at a rate of 30% every week

Coronavirus cases in Venezuela have jumped in recent weeks and two top lieutenants of President Nicolas Maduro have tested positive, triggering warnings from health workers that the pandemic may overwhelm the country's already battered healthcare system.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Venezuela parliamentary elections scheduled for 6 December; opposition boycott, “no transparency conditions”

Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Wednesday called parliamentary elections for December 6, with the opposition already vowing to boycott. The National Assembly parliament is the only government branch controlled by the opposition.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Venezuelan gold: High Court rules UK “unequivocally recognizes” Guaidó as president of the country

The British High Court ruled on Thursday that the UK government “unequivocally recognized” Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as president of the country.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 09:48 UTC
EU ratifies that Juan Guaidó is the legitimate congressional president in Venezuela

Venezuelan Supreme Court decision to ratify an ally of President Nicolas Maduro as president of the National Assembly is illegitimate, the European Union said on Thursday, warning of a deepening crisis in the South American nation.
Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Washington Post exposes links between US company and Venezuela opposition plot to capture and oust Maduro

Members of Venezuela’s opposition in October negotiated a US$ 213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday.
Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
US will use all options to free two Americans detained in Venezuela in an alleged failed mercenary attack

The United States will use all options to free two Americans said to be detained in a failed mercenary attack in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. “If the Maduro regime decides to hold them, we will use every tool that we have available to try to get them back,” Pompeo told reporters.