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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.
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
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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 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
January 24:
Guiado's bid is audacious, though grounded in Venezuela's constitution, which
allows the head of the legislature to lead a caretaker government
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
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
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January 29:
Opposition leader Juan Guaido barred from leaving Venezuela
https://nypost.com/2019/01/29/opposition-leader-juan-guaido-barred-from-leaving-venezuela/
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/
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.
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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.
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.
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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