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Events of 2019 in Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Guaidó</span> Venezuelan politician and engineer

Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez is a Venezuelan politician, previous member of the social-democratic Popular Will party and federal deputy to the National Assembly representing the state of Vargas. On 23 January 2019, Guaidó and the National Assembly declared that he was acting president of Venezuela, starting the Venezuelan presidential crisis by challenging Nicolás Maduro's presidency. In December 2022, opposition parties voted to dismiss Guaidó as interim president, choosing Dinorah Figuera as a sucessor on 5 January 2023 and ending Guaidó's presidential claim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuelan presidential crisis</span> Political crisis in Venezuela from 2019 to 2023

The Venezuelan presidential crisis was a political crisis concerning the leadership and the legitimate president of Venezuela which lasted from 2019 to 2023, with the nation and the world divided in support for Nicolás Maduro or Juan Guaidó.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Venezuelan protests</span> Protests starting in January 2019

The 2019 Venezuelan protests were a collection of protests that were organized, since 11 January, as a coordinated effort to remove Nicolás Maduro from the presidency. Demonstrations began following Maduro's controversial second inauguration, developing into a presidential crisis between Maduro and National Assembly president Juan Guaidó. The protests also included counter-demonstrations organized by those who support Maduro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 shipping of humanitarian aid to Venezuela</span>

During the presidential crisis between the Venezuelan governments of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó, a coalition of Colombia, Brazil, the United States and the Netherlands attempted to bring essential goods as a response to shortages in Venezuela. The three main bases used for the operation are: the Colombian city of Cúcuta, the Brazilian state of Roraima,, and the island of Curaçao, of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Responses to the Venezuelan presidential crisis</span> International responses to 2019–2023 political crisis

During the Venezuelan presidential crisis concerning the legitimate President of Venezuela, reactions and responses to the crisis were greatly divided.

There has been censorship and media control during Venezuelan presidential crisis between 2019 and January 2023.

The negotiations during the crisis in Venezuela are the negotiation and dialogue attempts and processes between the government of Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. Although numerous dialogue processes and roundtables have taken place, by 2023 none had been effective in achieving a solution to the country's crisis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuelan crisis defection</span> Defections during crisis in Venezuela

Defections from the Bolivarian Revolution occurred under the administrations of Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. The 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis concerning who is the legitimate President of Venezuela has been underway since 10 January 2019, when the opposition-majority National Assembly declared that incumbent Nicolás Maduro's 2018 reelection was invalid and the body declared its president, Juan Guaidó, to be acting president of the nation. Guaidó encouraged military personnel and security officials to withdraw support from Maduro, and offered an amnesty law, approved by the National Assembly, for military personnel and authorities who help to restore constitutional order.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt</span> Failed attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro

On 30 April, during the Venezuelan presidential crisis, a group of several dozen military personnel and civilians joined Juan Guaidó in his call for the removal of Nicolás Maduro as part of what he labeled "Operation Freedom". Reuters reported an "uneasy peace" by the afternoon of 30 April. During the unrest, opposition leader Leopoldo López was freed from house arrest after being imprisoned for five years. Manuel Cristopher Figuera, the head of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, denounced the Maduro government and was dismissed from his position before going into hiding. At least 25 military men who opposed Maduro sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Caracas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Next Venezuelan presidential election</span>

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Venezuela by 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025.

The 2020 Venezuelan National Assembly Delegated Committee election was to be held in the ordinary session of the National Assembly on 5 January, in which 160 deputies were to elect the legislature's board of directors for the year 2020–21: the president, the first and second vice presidents, the secretary and the deputy secretary. It was the last such election of the IV National Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis Parra</span>

Luis Eduardo Parra Rivero is a Venezuelan politician who was in a dispute with Juan Guaidó for a year over who was the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela based on a vote on 5 January 2020.

The following lists events in the year 2020 in Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela</span> Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Venezuela

The COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The first two cases in Venezuela were confirmed on 13 March 2020; the first death was reported on 26 March. However, the first record of a patient claiming to have symptoms of coronavirus disease dates back to 29 February 2020, with government officials suspecting that the first person carrying the virus could have entered the country as early as 25 February.

Events in the year 2021 in Colombia.

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apure clashes (2021–2022)</span>

The 2021 Apure clashes started on 21 March 2021 in the south of the Páez Municipality, in the Apure state in Venezuela, specifically in La Victoria, a location bordering with Colombia, between guerrilla groups identified as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) dissidents and the Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro.

The 2020 Barquisimeto shooting occurred on 29 February 2020, when pro-government colectivos shot at the Speaker of the National Assembly of Venezuela Juan Guaidó and his supporters in Barquisimeto, Lara state during a demonstration, leaving ten injured.

The following lists events in the year 2022 in Venezuela.

References

  1. ↑ Emmott, Robin (January 6, 2021). Fletcher, Philippa (ed.). "EU no longer acknowledges Venezuela's Guaido as interim president". Reuters . Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Graziosi, Craig (January 6, 2021). "Venezuela expresses concern over violence and instability in US amid Capitol riots" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port, data shows". Yahoo! News . Yahoo! News. Reuters. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Venezuela dispatches oxygen for Brazil's Amazonas, reeling from COVID-19". Yahoo! News . Reuters. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Trump blocks Venezuelans' deportation in last political gift". AP News . 19 January 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ Wilkins, Brett. "'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela". Common Dreams. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Emmott, Robin (January 21, 2021). "EU states should recognise Guaido as Venezuela's leader, EU lawmakers say". Yahoo! News . Reuters. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hiperinflación en Venezuela: los bancos comenzaron a emitir tarjetas de débito para cuentas en dólares". infobae (in European Spanish). January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Estados Unidos ya vendió más de un millón de barriles del combustible iraní confiscado el año pasado que iba a Venezuela". infobae (in European Spanish). February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Venezuela libera a 12 indígenas acusados de asalto a un puesto militar". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Reuters. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Venezuela ofrece a México proveerlo de gas "de forma segura"". El Universal (in Spanish). 19 February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Barráez, Sebastiana (February 21, 2021). "Dos grupos paramilitares se unieron para enfrentar al ELN en territorio venezolano y lanzaron una advertencia: "Correrán ríos de sangre"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ "EU slaps sanctions on 19 more Venezuelan officials". AP News . 22 February 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Venezuela expels head of EU delegation after new sanctions". Al Jazeera . Al Jazeera English. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Venezuela lanzó un billete de 1 millón de bolívares que vale 52 centavos de dólar". infobae (in European Spanish). March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Venezuela's Maduro receives first dose of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine". Yahoo! News . Reuters. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced". United States Department of State. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Reportan enfrentamiento entre las FARC y el Ejército venezolano en Apure". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  19. ↑ Castronuovo, Celine (27 March 2021). "Venezuelan president's Facebook page flagged for COVID-19 misinformation". The Hill . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Venezuela: El opositor Juan Guaidó anuncia que tiene Covid-19". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  21. ↑ "World Food Programme reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela". UN News. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  22. ↑ Pons, Corina; Cohen, Luc (January 3, 2021). Shumaker, Lisa (ed.). "Indigenous Venezuelan man accused of raiding military post dies in jail -rights group". Reuters . Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  23. ↑ Venezuelan Bishop, 69, dies of COVID-19
  24. ↑ Falleció Pedro Trebbau, reconocido zoólogo venezolano de origen alemán (in Spanish)
  25. ↑ Fallece el urólogo Henry Salas por COVID-19 en Mérida (in Spanish)
  26. ↑ Falleció por coronavirus el guerrillero Douglas Bravo (in Spanish)
  27. ↑ Fallece exministro Pastor Heydra tras sufrir complicaciones por Covid-19 (in Spanish)
  28. ↑ Falleció el periodista venezolano José Luis Zambrano Padauy a causa del covid-19 (in Spanish)
  29. ↑ "Muere el alcalde de Boconó a causa del COVID-19". Efecto Cocuyo. 16 February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  30. ↑ Blanco, Felícita (16 March 2021). "Detienen a oficial que disparó a Daniela Figueredo por negarse ser abusada". El Carabobeño . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  31. ↑ Murió un diputado chavista por COVID-19: es el tercero desde el inicio de la pandemia (in Spanish)
  32. ↑ Gladys Castillo de Lusinchi: el adiós de la médica y ex primera dama (in Spanish)
  33. ↑ "Falleció Gloria Lizárraga de Capriles: primera alcaldesa de Baruta". El Carabobeño. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  34. ↑ Fallece Henry Stephen, pionero del rock en Venezuela, víctima de la covid-19 (in Spanish)
  35. ↑ Falleció el futbolista venezolano Daniel Benítez luego de batallar contra el cáncer (in Spanish)
  36. ↑ Archbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes
  37. ↑ Falleció el monseñor Tulio Chirivella por covid-19 (in Spanish)
  38. ↑ "Carabobo | Muere diputada opositora Yolanda Tortolero por COVID-19". El Pitazo (in Spanish). 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  39. ↑ Maritza Jiménez (8 January 2021). "Rosana Ordóñez: "Si me voy, quiero que llenen esta página de poemas y flores"". El Universal.
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