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Machado had called for the rally—the Great World Protest for the Truth (Gran Protesta Mundial por la Verdad) [72] —to demonstrate "respect for popular sovereignty" and reinforce the 28 July victory. [73] Machado on the campaign truck – adapted for rallies with a raised platform for speakers – with a photo of González, on 3 August.
Protesters sign saying, "Why do I protest? Insecurity, scarcity, injustices, repression, deceit. For my future." Demonstrations against violence in Venezuela began in January 2014, [29] and continued, when former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles shook the hand of President Maduro; [30] this "gesture... cost him support and helped propel" opposition leader Leopoldo López Mendoza to the ...
The two men, flanked by members of the Venezuelan armed forces near La Carlota Air Force Base in Caracas, announced an uprising, [56] stating that this was the final phase of Operation Freedom. [57] Guaidó said: "People of Venezuela, it is necessary that we go out together to the street, to support the democratic forces and to recover our freedom.
The newspaper La Esfera published an article stating that the march led by Rector Antonio Rísquez was "the most important civic demonstration ever held in our country". [ 9 ] During his first year as president, López Contreras also faced a labor strike that paralyzed the oil industry in Zulia state , in western Venezuela, where the most ...
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. [2] [3] The election was politically contentious, with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair, [4] citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before, during, [2] [5] and ...
26 April – Residents of La Pastora, a neighborhood located near the president's Miraflores Palace, spontaneously protested during the evening after they had been denied water in their homes once more after numerous months of complaints. The protests stunned security at the palace who observed individuals climbing the fences, with authorities ...
By September, Venezuela saw some of its largest protests in the country's history with over one million demonstrating on 1 September 2016 and 26 October 2016. Into November, protests ceased due to the Vatican-backed dialogue between the opposition and the Bolivarian government, though the talks began to fall apart by the end of December.
17 March – Teachers across Venezuela planned a nationwide strike after Minister of Education, Hector Rodriguez, denied to fix wages that had become inadequate due to the high level of inflation in Venezuela. [90] Protester Christian Holdack, who was processed alongside Leopoldo López, was released from prison. [91]