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The election and protests occurred amid the Venezuelan crisis – ongoing since 2010 – which resulted in the largest peacetime exodus in history culminating in 7.7 million refugees in the Venezuelan diaspora from the Venezuelan refugee crisis according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
2 August – Argentina recognizes Edmundo González as President-elect of Venezuela, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Peru. [ 23 ] 14 August – Former President Alberto Fernández is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady Fabiola Yáñez .
[64] 11 Latin American countries proposed the resolution including Mexico, Canada and Argentina. [65] On 23 January 2019, El Tiempo revealed a protest count, showing over 50,000 registered protests in Venezuela since 2013. [66] In 2020, organized protests against Maduro had largely subsided, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela ...
On May 9, 2024, Argentina's biggest trade unions announced a 24-hour strike, [28] causing 46 million to a standstill [clarification needed] as banks, businesses and state agencies closed in protest. [29] On May 26, 2024, Argentina's police dispersed a peaceful anti-government protest in Córdoba. Several people were arrested and injured. [30]
Venezuela recalls its diplomats in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay after those countries oppose the election results. [68] Panama suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela and withdraws its diplomatic personnel from the country until a full review of the presidential election results is concluded. [69]
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 productive fields were located. His representative there from the labor ministry, Carlos Ramírez MacGregor , made a report of the situation, which confirmed the workers’ grievances.
Diplomatic relations between the Argentine Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have existed for decades.. In 29 July 2024, Venezuela announced the breakdown of all diplomatic relations with Argentina, as because of the staunch stance of the Argentine government about fraud reports that occurred in 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, among critical differences between both ...
7 February – Venezuela's armed forces have barricaded a bridge on the country's western border with Colombia, in an attempt to prevent a delivery of humanitarian aid. [ 40 ] 10 February – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed to open humanitarian aid routes with volunteer support into the country in defiance of the government ...