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In March 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that the "collapse of Venezuela's health system, once one of the best in Latin America, has led to a surge in infant and maternal mortality rates and a return of rare diseases that were considered all but eradicated. Health officials say malaria, yellow fever, diphtheria, dengue and tuberculosis ...
The Coordinadora Democrática, led by the business federation Fedecámaras and the trade union federation Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV), called for a fourth paro cívico, which turned out to be the most serious, and is known as the 2002–2003 oil strike, to begin on 2 December 2002. The opposition also called a recall ...
In December 1992, the Los Angeles Times focused on the possible causes of the attempted coups in Venezuela, noting the recession in Latin America and corruption in the government. [32] The Los Angeles Times stated that the coup attempts could also be the efforts of corrupt Venezuelan officers seeking take over the government and make money from ...
In November, ten more government officials were added to OFAC's list of Venezuelans sanctioned after the regional elections; [36] the U.S. Treasury Department described the individuals as being "associated with undermining electoral processes, media censorship, or corruption in government-administered food programs in Venezuela". [37]
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela was written by William Neuman, a correspondent of The New York Times.The book chronicles Neuman's experiences and reporting from his time spent in Venezuela between 2012 and 2019, with a particular focus on the 2019 Venezuelan blackouts.
Venezuela became the eighth-most-important weapons importing country in 2011 according to the Russian Centre for the Analysis of the Arms Trade, surpassing Turkey and Pakistan. [164] As of 2012, Venezuela had about US$7.2 billion in debt for the purchase of weapons from Russia. [165]
During the Spanish American wars of independence, the United States was officially neutral but permitted Spanish American agents to obtain weapons and supplies.With the reception of Manuel Torres in 1821, the Gran Colombia (present-day Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, northern Peru, Venezuela, western Guyana and northwest Brazil) became the first former Spanish colony recognized by the United States ...
This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2023) Economy of Venezuela Plaza Venezuela in Caracas Currency Bolívar Digital (VES) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organizations WTO, OPEC, Unasur, ALBA Statistics Population 28,301,696 (2022) GDP $102.328 billion (nominal, 2024 est.) $224.526 billion (PPP, 2024 ...