Venezuelan presidential crisis

Between 2019 and 2023 Venezuela experienced a Presidential crisis, with unclear leadership and terms of Presidency.

2019 Venezuelan Presidential crisis
Part of Crisis in Venezuela
Date 10 January 2019 – present Location Venezuela
Commanders and leaders
155px Nicolás Maduro	155px Juan Guaidó
Strength
Internal bodies 25px Constituent National Assembly File:Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (Venezuela) logo.png Supreme Tribunal of Justice 25px National Electoral Council	Internal bodies: 20px National Assembly

Despite encouragement to resign as president when his first term expired on 10 January 2019, Nicolás Maduro inaugurated himself. This resulted in widespread condemnation. The National Assembly invoked a State of emergency. Nations removed their embassies from Venezuela. With their belief that his election was illegitimate, they claimed that by retaking power, Maduro was converting Venezuela into an illegal de facto dictatorship.

File:Venezuela president recognition map.svg

Map of what countries recognize as the Venezuelan government.      Venezuela      Neutral      No statement      Recognize Guaidó      Support National Assembly      Recognize Maduro

Juan Guaidó, the newly appointed President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, began motions to form a transitional government as soon as he took the National Assembly role on 5 January 2019. Whether Maduro took office on the 10th or not, the country would not have a legitimately elected president. On behalf of the National Assembly, he became one of the first to denounce Maduro taking office, saying that the country had fallen into a de facto dictatorship and had no leader, and that they were in a state of emergency.

Maduro's government said that the crisis was a "coup d'état led by the United States to remove him from power and control the country's oil reserves."

Venezuelan Presidential Crisis Media

• El Salvador President at Maduro inauguration 2019 02.jpg

  Presidents of Cuba, Bolivia and El Salvador greet Maduro at Maduro's second inauguration on 10 January 2019

• UN - Venezuela Continued impunity amid dismal human rights situation.webm

  A June 2018 video with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra'ad discussing the crisis in Venezuela

• Juan Guaidó open cabildo 11 January 2019.jpg

  Juan Guaidó surrounded by members of the opposition during the public assembly on 11 January 2019

• Acuerdo sobre la declaratoria de usurpación de la presidencia de la república por parte de Nicolas Maduro Moros y el restablecimiento de la vigencia de la constitución - Página 1.jpg

  Agreement approved by the National Assembly to declare the usurpation of the presidency by Nicolás Maduro on 15 January 2019.

• 23 Jan 2019 venezuela protest march vid.webm

  23 January 2019 march in Caracas

• Mike Pence meets with Carlos Vecchio, Julio Borges y Venezuelan gov't in exile.png

  Mike Pence meets with Carlos Vecchio, Julio Borges, and other Washington-based Venezuelan representatives on 29 January 2019

• Guaidó, Colombia president Duque, and US vice president Pence during the February 2019 Lima Group meeting in Colombia

• Guri Dam in Venezuela.JPG

  Guri Dam supplies 80% of Venezuela's electrical power.

• Assistant Secretary Breier and Special Representative Abrams Meets With With Fabiana Rosales, Wife of Interim President Guaido (40515595993).jpg

  U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kimberly Breier, Juan Guaidó's wife Fabiana Rosales, U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, and Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio, and diplomat in Washington, D.C., on 27 March 2019

• 2019 Venezuela uprising - Guaidó speaking.png

  Juan Guaidó speaks to supporters on 30 April 2019