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During the 20th century, "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance" according to Newsweek. [2] Emigration began at low rates in 1983 after oil prices collapsed, though the increased rates of emigration, especially the flight of professionals, grew largely following the Bolivarian Revolution which was led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. [33]
Repatriation assistance of Colombian-Venezuelans had also reached a record number in the first quarter of 2015 and in early 2015, Martin Gottwald, the deputy head of the United Nation's refugee agency in Colombia, warned that many of the Colombian refugees that had fled to Venezuela may move back to Colombia. [11]
At a refugee facility in Santiago, Venezuelans waited in line to be attended. One woman, who asked not to be named, declared "I'm here seeking asylum, having fled my country."
Yulimar Rojas, Venezuelan world record holder in women's triple jump. Zoraida Luces de Febres , botanist, university professor, and first woman to earn a bachelor degree in natural sciences at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and first woman to earn earn a doctoral degree in biology in 1958.
Some 5.45 million Venezuelans were counted as refugees or in need of international protection at the end of 2022, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ...
What factors have compelled millions of Venezuelans to leave their homeland and seek refugee status in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S.?
It has been calculated that from 1998 to 2013, over 1.5 million Venezuelans (between 4% and 6% of the Venezuela's total population) left the country following the Bolivarian Revolution. [38] Former Venezuelan residents have been driven by lack of freedom, high levels of insecurity, and inadequate opportunities in the country.
Michel Sagues is a Venezuelan migrant. Francelys Guedez says she didn't want to see her 12 year-old son continue living under a dictatorship in Venezuela. Venezuelan Migrants Faced Dangerous ...