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Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims
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2 Americans arrested over ‘terrorism’ claims in Venezuela on night before Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration
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Tensions rise in Venezuela as opposition leader González asks military to end Maduro’s reign
Maduro prepares to be inaugurated in Venezuela today, despite not presenting official electoral records
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Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in again despite serious doubts over election results
Venezuela's Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.
During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.
Maria Corina Machado, a 57-year-old engineer with rock-star appeal, became the fearless figurehead of Venezuela's opposition after being barred from challenging strongman Nicolas Maduro in elections last July.
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP), in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Edmundo González gains Panama's backing for his victory claim in Venezuela against Nicolas Maduro in July's presidential election.
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When dictatorships collapse, global shock waves ensue. Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, only to collapse like dominoes after the dismantling of the regime of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin Friday, as the opposition leader is trying to garner international support following meetings with President Biden, and other world leaders.
Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure, among others, ahead of planned protests against Friday's inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term.
CARACAS (Reuters) -Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela, part of a group of seven who President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday branded as "mercenaries," in the latest roundup ahead of the embattled leader's expected inauguration to a new term later this week.
María Corina Machado was detained after leading protests in Caracas against president’s inauguration on Friday
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