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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.
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 ...
Venezuelan opposition march in the city of Caracas (12 February 2014).. The protests in Venezuela — also called by the opposition as 12F and La Salida— [15] [16] are a series of demonstrations against the socialist government of Venezuela headed by President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, which started on 12 February 2014, called by the leaders of the Venezuelan opposition María Corina ...
30 July 2024, Venezuela, Caracas: Venezuelans wave flags and shout slogans in support of opposition leaders Machado and Gonzalez Urrutia during a demonstration against the official results of the ...
At least 11 people have been killed in the protests, according to non-governmental organization Foro Penal, and Venezuelan authorities say that more than 1,000 people have been detained.
The Bolivarian National Police began using stun grenades on protesters in Chacao. [262] 3 April – The Colegio de Abogados de Venezuela went to the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and denounced the imprisonment of public officials calling it a "kidnapping". [263]
A demonstrator with a Venezuelan flag on her face at a protest against Venezuela's electoral process in Miami on Aug. 3, 2024. (Chandan Khanna / AFP - Getty Images)