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Since Hugo Chávez was elected President of Venezuela in 1998, he and his political ambitions proved to be controversial.. President Hugo Chávez in 2010. Under Chávez, oil revenues in the 2000s brought funds not seen in Venezuela since the 1980s, with Chávez's government becoming "semi-authoritarian and hyper-populist", investing heavily in public works which initially benefited Venezuelans.
22 March – Thousands of opposition protesters demonstrated throughout Venezuela in the cities of Caracas, Mérida, Barquisimeto, San Cristóbal, Zulia, Cumaná, Valencia, Bolívar and Coro. [210] Caracas had one of the largest demonstrations where thousands of opposition protesters gathered in a protest called "Por la Libertad". [211]
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 ...
While protests first occurred in January, after the murder of actress and former Miss Venezuela Mónica Spear, [36] [37] the 2014 protests against Nicolás Maduro began in earnest that February following the attempted rape of a student [38] on a university campus in San Cristóbal. Subsequent arrests and killings of student protesters spurred ...
Venezuela’s government, in turn, said it was expelling diplomatic staff from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay, calling them “right-wing ...
Venezuela's opposition and many democratic governments around the world, including the US, have reject the result as fraudulent and recognised opposition candidate Edmundo González as the ...
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela has freed 225 people arrested during anti-government protests over the nation's disputed presidential election in July, Attorney General Tarek Saab said late on Saturday.
European Union – is deeply concerned about the incidents that took place in Caracas on 12 February, including the death of at least three people during protests and called on all parties to engage in dialogue to peacefully resolve the crisis. [3] On 27 February 2014, the European Parliament said, "Only respect for fundamental rights ...