Venezuelan presidential crisis
Between 2019 and 2023 Venezuela experienced a Presidential crisis, with unclear leadership and terms of Presidency.
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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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[5] 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,[6] and that they were in a state of emergency.[7]
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."[8]
Venezuelan Presidential Crisis Media
Presidents of Cuba, Bolivia and El Salvador greet Maduro at Maduro's second inauguration on 10 January 2019
A June 2018 video with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra'ad discussing the crisis in Venezuela
Juan Guaidó surrounded by members of the opposition during the public assembly on 11 January 2019
Agreement approved by the National Assembly to declare the usurpation of the presidency by Nicolás Maduro on 15 January 2019.
23 January 2019 march in Caracas
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 supplies 80% of Venezuela's electrical power.
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
Juan Guaidó speaks to supporters on 30 April 2019
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References
- ↑ "Venezuela's Maduro starts new term, as US describes him as "usurper"". Reuters. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Alemania apoya para que asuma poder" [Germany supports Assembly taking power off Maduro]. El Nacional. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Peru, Paraguay, etc. recall diplomats after Maduro inauguration". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "National Assembly declares State of Emergency with the usurpation of Maduro as President". Asamblea Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Asamblea Nacional arranca proceso para Ley de Transicion". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (2019-01-10). "Isolation greets Maduro's new term as Venezuela's president". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ↑ ""AN se declara en emergencia ante la usurpación de Nicolás Maduro en el cargo de la Presidencia de la República"". www.asambleanacional.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "WEB MPPDPSGG (Noticia)". www.presidencia.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
