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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2020)

Venezuela 2019: A Tale of Two Presidents

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2020005000118
Submitted
August 28, 2020
Published
2020-08-28

Abstract

After opposition leader Juan Guaidó challenged Nicolás Maduro’s leadership in January 2019, what has happened in Venezuela at the political, economic, and social levels? What has been the international response to the Venezuelan crisis? This paper aims to provide an overview of domestic processes that took place in Venezuela in 2019. It begins by highlighting the political challenge to the autocratic regime of Nicolás Maduro when the president of the National Assembly assumed the role of interim president of Venezuela. Then, it examines the main socioeconomic problems in Venezuela, and how the international community reacted to these challenges. The final section discusses the current situation of the regime and the opposition after a year of attempts at dialogue and negotiation.

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