2017 in Venezuela

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The following lists events in the year 2017 in Venezuela .

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For events regarding the protests, see Timeline of the 2017 Venezuelan protests.

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References

  1. ↑ "US sanctions Venezuela vice-president over trafficking claims". BBC News. 13 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Venezuela bans CNN after report alleges Iraq passport fraud". BBC News. 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Accident Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III YV2896, Tuesday 4 July 2017". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hallan dos cadáveres en avión que se estrelló en Venezuela". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Venezuela unveils virtual currency amid economic crisis". BBC News . Archived from the original on 2023-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Falleció Memo Morales durante un concierto de fin de año". globovision.com (in Spanish). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Falleció el expresidente interino de Venezuela, Octavio Lepage". globovision.com (in Spanish). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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