2020 in Venezuela

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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Venezuela .

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Events

January to March

April

May

June

July

August

September

December

Deaths

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Alberto Naranjo
Dario Vivas Dario Vivas, Vicepresidente de la Asamblea Legislativa de Venezuela y miembro del Grupo Geopolitico de Latinoamerica y el Caribe (GRULAC), en compania de Jose Gavidia, diputado de Venezuela e (8486684250).jpg
Darío Vivas

January to April

May to August

September to December

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Gideon (2020)</span> Conflict in Venezuela

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The following lists events in the year 2021 in Venezuela.

The following lists events that happened during 2021 in South America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Apure clashes</span>

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  79. "Mundo artístico lamenta el fallecimiento del músico Víctor Cuica". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 December 2020.
  80. "Falleció el músico y actor venezolano Víctor Cuica a los 71 años". Letralia, Tierra de Letras (in Spanish). 27 December 2020.