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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.
The 2014 Panama–Venezuela diplomatic crisis refers to the differences that arose between the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and the Panamanian government of Ricardo Martinelli which strained Panama–Venezuela relations, which began after a series of protests by Venezuelan students and opposition leaders that began in February 2014.
8 April – Mothers and fathers in Chacao had a silent demonstration and dressed in black with blank signs to protest against those who lacked interest in Venezuela's current crisis. [289] A meeting between MUD and the Venezuelan government was held at the Casa Amarilla after the government accepted conditions for dialogue. [290]
By 2014, Venezuela had entered an economic recession [80] and by 2016, the country had an inflation rate of 800%, the highest in its history. [81] [82] The crisis intensified under the Maduro government, growing more severe as a result of low oil prices in early 2015, [8] and a drop in Venezuela's oil production from lack of maintenance and ...
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 ...
After a day of protests in Venezuela in 2014, which began on January 5 in the City of Mérida [19] [20] [21] and February 4 in the city of San Cristobal [22] after the death of Hector Moreno of ULA-Mérida and the attempted rape of a student-ULA Táchira, plus the street call made by national political leaders Antonio Ledezma, Maria Corina ...
[23] [25] The economy is characterized by corruption, food shortages, unemployment, mismanagement of the oil sector, and since 2014, hyperinflation. [22] [26] As of 2024, inflation has stabilized at 59.61%. [27] Venezuela is the 25th largest producer of oil in the world and the 8th largest member of OPEC.
Argentina – Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that, "After recent events in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Argentine government reiterates its strong support for the constitutional government elected by the citizens of that country, and notes the clear efforts of destabilization that confront institutional order in our brother nation" and explained the "priority" of countries in ...