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Undated:  Undated: Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983)[2] is a Venezuelan politician who has been serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela and as the partially recognized interim President of Venezuela since January 2019. He is a member of the centrist social-democratic Popular Will party, and serves as a federal deputy to the National Assembly, representing the state of Vargas.

During the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, Guaidó took a public oath to serve as interim President of Venezuela, contesting the leadership of Nicolás Maduro. As of February 2019, his position on holding the interim presidency, based on an interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela, has been recognized by more than 50 governments.[3][4] The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) rejected the National Assembly decisions[5] while the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile welcomed him as interim president.[6]

Shortly after Guaidó became President of the National Assembly, he was briefly detained by authorities.[7] He has also been prohibited from leaving the country, has had his assets frozen, is the subject of a probe into accusations that he helped foreign countries interfere in internal matters,[8] and faces threats and intimidation from government officials in Venezuela.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Guaid%C3%B3

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January 13: Video shows the moment when Juan Guaido, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, was arrested.

Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, was detained this Sunday near the capital Caracas, by the secret police of Nicolas Maduro, reported Carlos Vecchio, the National Political Coordinator of Voluntad Popular.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article224482030.html


January 14: Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido briefly detained

Leader of National Assembly briefly detained by Venezuelan intelligence agents, before being released.

Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez told state television the detention was an "irregular procedure" by rogue agents who wanted to help the opposition create a "media show," adding that the agents would face disciplinary action, Reuters reported.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/venezuela-opposition-leader-juan-guaido-briefly-detained-190113161258333.html


January 23: Venezuela's Maduro cuts off U.S. relations after Trump backs opposition leader Juan Guaidó

Maduro broke relations with the U.S. and gave diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave. The U.S. said Maduro didn't have the authority to do it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-recognizes-venezuela-opposition-leader-juan-guaido-interim-president-n961771


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January 23: Guaido, 35, declared himself interim president before thousands of cheering supporters Wednesday and said he was “formally assuming the responsibility of the national executive.”

President Donald Trump recognized Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly, as the country’s interim president Wednesday, rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's contested swearing-in two weeks ago to a second term.

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans, angry over spiraling inflation, a shortage of basic goods and a migration crisis, took to the streets to demand that Maduro step down. But Maduro is garnering support in other corners: Russia has announced it recognizes Maduro as president.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/23/venezuela-juan-guaido-declares-himself-president-amid-protests/2658642002/


January 24:

Venezuela now has two presidents: Juan Guaido and Nicolas Maduro duel for control of country

Guiado's bid is audacious, though grounded in Venezuela's constitution, which allows the head of the legislature to lead a caretaker government
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/venezuela-now-has-two-presidents-juan-guaido-and-nicolas-maduro-duel-for-control-of-country

January 25: Venezuela's Juan Guaido says he would consider amnesty for Maduro
https://www.axios.com/venezuelan-opposition-leader-guaido-amnesty-maduro-a716de9e-7fb6-4fac-8434-2daf60985c34.html


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January 25: Venezuela's self-declared acting president makes overture to military
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/americas/venezuela-maduro-guaido-us-embassy-consulates/index.html


January 28: Venezuela's Juan Guaido tries to take control of state oil firm as US imposes sanctions

Venezuela's self-appointed president Juan Guaido has tried to wrest control of the country's state oil company, shortly before the United States imposed sanctions on the firm.

The moves were aimed at intensifying pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, who was re-elected last year in a contest widely seen as fraudulent.

Mr Guaido, the opposition leader who proclaimed himself president last week, has ordered congress to appoint new boards of directors to state oil company PDVSA and its US subsidiary Citgo.

Without a source of revenue or control of the military, he faces difficult odds in assuming leadership of the country, despite support across most of the Western Hemisphere.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/us-imposes-sanctions-on-venezuela/10759150


January 29: Opposition leader Juan Guaido barred from leaving Venezuela
https://nypost.com/2019/01/29/opposition-leader-juan-guaido-barred-from-leaving-venezuela/


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January 29: US hands Juan Guaido Venezuela's bank accounts as pressure mounts on Nicolas Maduro

Moscow says it will fully support Caracas [Maduro] but didn't give details on what steps it would take
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/us-hands-juan-guaido-venezuela-s-bank-accounts-as-pressure-mounts-on-nicolas-maduro-1.819653


January 30: How is Juan Guaido able to claim the Presidency of Venezuela without an election?
https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/38373/how-is-juan-guaido-able-to-claim-the-presidency-of-venezuela-without-an-election


February 1: Venezuela's Juan Guaido Says Family Threatened By Police Agents

The move heightened fears for the security of the 35-year-old National Assembly leader, who declared himself acting president last week in a direct challenge to Maduro's authority.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/venezuelas-juan-guaido-says-family-threatened-by-nicolas-maduro-agents-1986432


February 6: Recognizing Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Leader Isn’t a Coup. It’s an Embrace of Democracy.

Treating the Maduro regime as illegitimate, sanctioning its top officials, and sending aid despite a blockade will hasten its demise and speed the transition to democratic governance.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/02/06/recognizing-juan-guaido-as-venezuelas-leader-isnt-a-coup-its-an-embrace-of-democracy-nicolas-maduro-sanctions-icc/


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February 7: Juan Guaido spent his entire adult life living under the promises of a socialist utopia, first under Hugo Chavez, then Nicolas Maduro. Now as he battles for Venezuela's presidency, the 35-year-old has adopted the early campaign slogan and stylings of a US president.

"Can we do it?" He roared to a vast crowd in the capital, Caracas last Saturday.

"Yes we can!" They shouted back, their right hands held high as they joined him in pledging a swift and peaceful transition to democratic presidential elections.

Intentionally or not, there's a lot of Barack Obama about Guaido, a former industrial engineer, current head of Venezuela's National Assembly and self-declared president of the nation.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/americas/juan-guaido-profile-venezuela-kiley-intl/index.html


February 11: Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognised by some 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president, has warned the military that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a “crime against humanity”.

The warning came on Sunday as international aid has taken center stage in a test of wills between Guaido and President Nicolas Maduro in which Venezuela's armed forces are seen as the pivotal player.

Medicine and food sent by the United States has been blocked for three days on the border in Cucuta, Colombia after Venezuelan soldiers closed a bridge linking the two countries.


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On the Venezuelan side of the border, dozens of doctors protested Sunday demanding the aid be allowed in — including surgeon Jose Luis Mateus de la Riva, who accused Maduro of sinking Venezuelan medicine back to the “medieval era”.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/venezuelas-juan-guaido-warns-military-on-blocked-aid/articleshow/67948680.cms

February 12: Venezuela's self-declared president Guaido to nominate own Citgo board

Advisers to Venezuela’s self-declared president Juan Guaido have proposed he appoint six executives to a transitional board for U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp, Venezuela’s most important foreign asset, four people close to the talks said.

The congress chief wants to secure control of the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuelan state-run energy firm PDVSA as he seeks to assemble an interim government. Controlling Citgo and other assets outside Venezuela, especially those that generate revenue, would provide him with much-needed funds.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-citgo-exclusive/exclusive-venezuelas-self-declared-president-guaido-to-nominate-own-citgo-board-sources-idUSKCN1Q12LH


February 18: 'I'm ready to die for my country's future,' Juan Guaido tells Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/18/i-m-ready-to-die-for-my-country-s-future-juan-guaido-tells-euronews


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February 21: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido made plans to head for the border with Colombia to personally bring in US-supplied food and medicine in defiance of the military-backed government, raising fears of possible weekend confrontations.

Guaido, who has set a Saturday deadline for bringing in the aid, has planned to depart at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday in a caravan of buses with members of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, forcing a high-stakes showdown with President Nicolas Maduro.

On Maduro’s orders, the military has beefed up border security and barricaded a major border bridge to prevent the supplies from entering the country from Cucuta, Colombia, where tons of supplies are stockpiled.

Although it was unclear exactly what Guaido intends to do, he says he has enlisted hundreds of thousands of volunteers in recent days to help bring in and distribute the aid.
http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/559629/World/America/Guaido-to-leave-for-Colombia-as-Venezuela-aid-standoff-hardens 


February 22: Nicolas Maduro shuts Venezuela-Brazil border after opponent Juan Guaido leaves country to seek US aid via Colombia
https://www.firstpost.com/world/nicolas-maduro-shuts-venezuela-brazil-border-after-opponent-juan-guaido-leaves-country-to-seek-us-aid-via-colombia-6133001.html


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February 24: Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaido PLEADS for US help after DEADLY clashes leave two dead

CRISIS-STRICKEN Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido has pleaded with nations around the world to consider “all measures to free” his country from President Nicolas Maduro’s grip, hours after two died in bloody clashes.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1091693/venezuela-crisis-president-nicolas-maduro-juan-guaido-asks-for-help-bloody-clashes


February 28: Juan Guaido, recognized by many countries as Venezuela's president, is in Brazil to meet with President Jair Bolsonaro.

Juan Guaido arrived early Thursday in the capital of Brasilia. Later in the day, he is scheduled to meet Bolsonaro, who recognizes Guaido and has taken a hard line against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Guaido is also expected to meet with Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, leaders of Congress and ambassadors of several countries.

On Tuesday, Guaido met in Colombia with regional diplomats and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-s-juan-guaido-in-brazil-to-meet-with-bolsonaro/4807720.html


March 1: Venezuela was once the wealthiest country in South America — Here’s how it descended into turmoil
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/01/venezuela-juan-guaido-nicolas-maduro-south-america.html


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March 3: Venezuela’s Guaido Leaves Ecuador after Calling for Protests

Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido said on Sunday that he was taking off from a naval base in Ecuador, a day after calling for protests to coincide with his return to his homeland.

He also called on Venezuelans across the country to gather on Monday and to pay attention to official channels for more information on meeting points.

On Saturday, Guaido had also said that he would return to Venezuela following his visit to Ecuador despite the risk of arrest, though he did not name a specific date at the time.

Maduro has said Guaido could be arrested on his return for violating a travel ban placed on him by the Supreme Court after he declared himself interim president on January 23.
https://havanatimes.org/?p=149629


March 4: Juan Guaido returns to Venezuela amid fears of arrest: ‘We entered as free citizens’
https://www.foxnews.com/world/juan-guaido-returns-to-venezuela-amid-fears-of-arrest-we-entered-as-free-citizens

March 4: Juan Guaido Arrived in Venezuela Without Obstacles
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Juan-Guaido-Arrived-in-Venezuela-Without-Obstacles-20190304-0015.html


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March 5: Opposition leader Juan Guaido held talks with Venezuela’s public sector unions on Tuesday about staging strikes to help bring down the government, as President Nicolas Maduro said a “crazed minority” bent on destabilizing the country would be defeated.

The strikes would ratchet up pressure on a weakened Maduro by giving several million state employees, a traditional bastion of government support, a chance to demonstrate their frustration with an administration that has overseen Venezuela’s deepest ever economic crisis.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/venezuelas-guaido-vows-to-paralyze-public-sector-to-squeeze-maduro-idUSKCN1QM2ER


March 6: The Venezuelan government on Wednesday ordered the German ambassador to leave the country after he expressed support for Juan Guaido, escalating a diplomatic standoff with a group of about 50 nations that recognize the opposition leader as the country's interim president.

Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza tweeted a statement saying Ambassador Daniel Kriener interfered in Venezuela's internal affairs and allied himself with "extremist sectors" of the opposition.
https://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/article227179254.html


March 8: Juan Guaidó: Is there a new cult of personality in Venezuela?

At one point during the noisy rally in Caracas to mark his return to Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Guaidó climbed on to some scaffolding to wave to his supporters.

For a brief moment, it looked almost as though he were going to stage dive into the crowd.


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Crowd-surfing would have been entirely inappropriate, yet strangely in keeping with the mania that has been whipped up around Mr Guaidó. As Venezuela's problems stack up, from hyperinflation to worsening malnutrition, many ordinary people have been looking for someone - anyone - to promise change.

Then on 23 January, Mr Guaidó, the head of the national assembly, who was hitherto barely known outside of Venezuela, declared himself president and immediately took on rock star status.

The latest polls show him enjoying upwards of 75% popularity. But then Venezuela has been here before.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47499676

March 8: The 48 member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank will have until March 15 to vote whether they accept opposition leader Juan Guaido as the bank's governor from Venezuela.

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An IDB official told The Associated Press the board of 14 executive directors decided to send the board of governors a resolution recognizing Guaido as a governor. Countries usually appoint high-ranking officials as IDB governors.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-power-restored-parts-venezuelas-capital-61560147


May 4: Guaido urges opposition onward in Venezuela, defends apparently failed plot to oust Maduro

U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido defended an apparently failed effort to convince President Nicolas Maduro’s top aides to desert this week -- saying that although Maduro’s senior aides did not ultimately defect, the efforts deepened fractures in Venezuela’s military and government.

“Something good came from evil, which is loyalty,” Guaido told ABC News.

Guaido, 35, also defended his opposition party’s efforts and cautioned critics to be patient.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/guaido-urges-opposition-onward-venezuela-apparently-failed-plot/story?id=62823834

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