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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.
Maduro said the minimum wage increase was a "necessary defense" against inflation, [352] while Vice President Jorge Arreaza announced that the unemployment rate in Venezuela is at a record low of 7.2%. [353] Protesters gathered at Altamira Square and were dispersed by authorities leaving some injured from pellets. [355]
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 ...
On 28 January 1936, the governor of the Federal District, Félix Galavís, created a Censorship Office in the governor's office. On 12 February, Governor Galavís issues a decree of censorship over the media, press and radio. [6] Around 15,000 to 20,000 people marched from the Bolivar Square in Caracas on their way to the Miraflores Palace. [7]
La Salida and 2014 Venezuelan protests. Presidential pre-candidate in the 2013 presidential election and MUD leader during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. María Corina Machado: Come Venezuela: Presidential pre-candidate in the 2013 presidential election and MUD leader during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. Antonio Ledezma: Fearless People's Alliance
Venezuela on Saturday condemned new sanctions that the U.S., Britain, and the European Union imposed the previous day, when the country swore in President Nicolas Maduro for a third term after a ...
Costco reported net sales of $61 billion, up 7.5% for the first quarter of the company's 2025 fiscal year, compared to $56.7 billion a year ago, the company said Thursday. The three-month period ...
Leopoldo López and María Corina Machado, presenting La Salida. Juan Guaidó is behind.. La Salida (lit. ' The Exit ') was a Venezuelan opposition political campaign launched on 23 January 2014 that was based on civil disobedience in an effort to bring an end to the government of President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.