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The 2024 Venezuelan political crisis refers to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela that was aggravated after the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election results were announced. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 2024 election was held to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025.
[22] On September 26, 2018, Peru, together with 5 American countries, requested the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to investigate Venezuela for alleged crimes against humanity and human rights abuses under the government of Nicolás Maduro. [23] In 2019, Peru banned Maduro and 99 members of his regime from entering the country. [24]
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 ...
It is the worst economic crisis in Venezuela's history, and the worst facing a country in peacetime since the mid-20th century. The crisis is often considered more severe than the Great Depression in the United States, the 1985–1994 Brazilian economic crisis, or the 2008–2009 hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. [5]
An October 2020 report published by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) by Venezuelan economist Luis Oliveros found that "while Venezuela's economic crisis began before the first U.S. sectoral sanctions were imposed in 2017, these measures 'directly contributed to its deep decline, and to the further deterioration of the quality of ...
A Russian-drafted UN Security Council calling for a dialogue between the Maduro government and the opposition based on the Montevideo mechanism of Mexico and Uruguay, was voted against by France, the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Poland, Peru and Belgium while only 4 countries voted in favor of the resolution. [24]
PHOTO: Police officers take security measures as people gather to protest against reelection of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for the 3rd term one day after the Venezuelan presidential ...
During the Venezuelan presidential crisis concerning the legitimate President of Venezuela, reactions and responses to the crisis were greatly divided. [1]On 10 January 2019, Venezuela's opposition-majority National Assembly declared that incumbent Nicolás Maduro's 2018 reelection was invalid, and its president, Juan Guaidó, said that he was prepared to assume the acting presidency.