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-- 2016 --
June 22: Insult, provoke, repeat: how Donald Trump became America's Hugo Chávez  ... Despite ideological differences there are eerie similarities between the late socialist strongman and the Manhattan billionaire – and warnings to heed

He was a one-man media hurricane dominating the news with insults and provocations, promises and policy pronouncements. He would tweet at all hours, phone TV chat shows, stage rollicking rallies.

He hired and fired people live on air. Humiliated and taunted foes and bragged about winning. He could be funny and coarse and buffoonish and broke all the rules about presidential conduct.

Over time, it became clear there was genius to it. He sucked up all the oxygen, leaving allies as well as rivals gasping for air. Even if you were sick of him you paid attention.

This may sound familiar as Donald Trump marches towards the Republican presidential nomination. But actually it describes Venezuela from 1999 to 2013 under the reign of Hugo Chávez.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/22/donald-trump-hugo-chavez-political-similarities
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January 27:

In Venezuela, we couldn't stop Chávez. Don't make the same mistakes we did. ...
How to let a populist beat you, over and over again.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/in-venezuela-we-couldnt-stop-chavez-dont-make-the-same-mistakes-we-did/?utm_term=.8d1e4466987e

April 19: There are many good uses towards which Venezuela’s government could put $500,000. Importing food for its starving citizens and replenishing medical supplies at threadbare hospitals come to mind. Instead, Venezuela chose to donate that amount to the organizers of US president Donald Trump’s inauguration celebrations, according to a new report (pdf) from the US Federal Election Commission.

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro didn’t personally sign the check. The money was given by Citgo Petroleum, an American subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA). But for all intents and purposes, PdVSA is an arm of the government.
https://qz.com/963702/fec-report-venezuelas-citgo-donated-500000-to-donald-trumps-inaugural-committee/

May 4: Barack Obama’s administration took a principled stand on Venezuela, by imposing sanctions to rein in rogue behavior. Donald Trump, by contrast, had no qualms about taking a half-million-dollar donation for his inauguration festivities from a country whose government is driving its people to the brink of starvation.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-accepted-venezuelan-money-by-kenneth-rogoff-2017-05?barrier=accesspaylog

May 8: Why did Trump accept Venezuela's money? - The Boston Globe

There is a certain irony in recent news that Venezuela donated a half million dollars to Donald Trump's presidential inauguration through Petróleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company. Venezuela, of course, is a serial defaulter, having done so more times than any other country

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/05/07/why-did-trump-accept-venezuela-money/0gD6mPlugsOadEavGkuV3I/story.html

May 19: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivered his most scathing critique of U.S. President Donald Trump yet Friday, telling him to stop intervening and “get your pig hands out of here.”

Speaking before a crowd of supporters, a fired-up Maduro accused Trump of promoting an interventionist policy that infringes on his socialist government’s sovereignty.

The remarks come a day after the Trump administration slapped sanctions against eight members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court, accusing them of damaging the nation’s democracy. A ruling by the court in late March stripping the opposition-controlled assembly of its remaining powers ignited a deadly wave of unrest.
https://www.apnews.com/872370de94814e5296590383d36a8f0e

July 18: In a statement released Monday night, President Trump threatened to impose economic sanctions on Venezuela should the nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro, follow through on his pledge to create a “constituent assembly” capable of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution. The warning comes a day after more than 7 million Venezuelans participated in a symbolic referendum vote to reject Maduro’s plan, which many see as a ploy for the president to retain control of Venezuela following the end of his term in 2019. On Sunday, an estimated 98 percent of the nation’s opposition supporters voted against the proposed assembly.
https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/trump-threatens-venezuela-sanctions-over-constituent-assembly/533967/

August 1: President of Venezuela taunts Trump over popular vote loss
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/01/president-of-venezuela-taunts-trump-over-popular-vote-lose/23059945/

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August 4: Why Does the Trump Administration Suddenly Care So Much About Venezuela?

... Under orders from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the State Department is reportedly drafting a new mission statement for itself. According to Josh Rogin of the Washington Post, the drafts are nearly identical to the current mission statement, except that they remove any mention of building a “democratic world” as a U.S. foreign policy goal.

For anyone who’s been following the Trump administration’s foreign policy, the sudden concern for democracy and the rule of law [in Venezuela] is a little jarring, and the inconsistency has been widely noted.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/04/why_does_the_trump_administration_suddenly_care_so_much_about_venezuela.html

August 12: Trump does not rule out military response to Venezuela crisis
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40906290

August 15: Trump’s Weird Venezuela War Talk Makes Things Worse

Venezuelans clearly need outside help, but a U.S. invasion is not the answer, and pretending it might be just plays the Castros’ game.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-weird-venezuela-war-talk-makes-things-worse

August 23: Maduro: Venezuela can meet Trump talk with military might ... President Nicolas Maduro has urged Venezuela's military to be ready for a possible US incursion. The US has issued new sanctions "carefully calibrated to deny the Maduro dictatorship" access to critical funds.
http://www.dw.com/en/maduro-venezuela-can-meet-trump-talk-with-military-might/a-40231586

August 26: Venezuela begins war games after US sanctions, threat from Trump
http://www.france24.com/en/20170826-venezuela-preps-war-games-after-usa-sanctions-threat-trump

August 26: Hunger eats away at Venezuela’s soul as its people struggle to survive

The Maduro regime denies its oil-rich country is in crisis. But on the streets the desperation cannot be hidden
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/26/nicolas-maduro-donald-trump-venezuela-hunger

August 27: Trump Will Be Shivering In His Boots - Cuba Condemns Venezuelan Sanctions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2017/08/27/trump-will-be-shivering-in-his-boots-cuba-condemns-venezuelan-sanctions/#2d3cba5c3097

August 27: Venezuela conducts war drills after Donald Trump's threat of military action
https://www.firstpost.com/world/venezuela-conducts-war-drills-after-donald-trumps-threat-of-military-action-3978299.html

September 7: Trump’s Sanctions Make Economic Recovery in Venezuela Nearly Impossible

The new financial embargo will worsen shortages, inflict suffering, and restrict Venezuela’s policy options.
https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-sanctions-make-economic-recovery-in-venezuela-nearly-impossible/

September 18: Trump says democracy must be restored in Venezuela soon
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-latin-america/trump-says-democracy-must-be-restored-in-venezuela-soon-idUSKCN1BT2R7

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September 19: Trump: Venezuela in crisis because 'socialism has been faithfully implemented' ... "From the Soviet Union to Cuba, Venezuela — wherever through socialism or communism has been adopted, it has delivered anguish, devastation, and failure. Those who preach the tenets of these discredited ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who live under these cruel systems. America stands with every person living under a brutal regime."

In front of the U.N. Tuesday, Trump said all countries must confront the crisis in Venezuela.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-venezuela-in-crisis-because-socialism-has-been-faithfully-implemented/article/2634867

September 19: President Trump says U.S. is ready to intervene in Venezuela
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/president-trump-u-s-ready-intervene-venezuela-article-1.3505984

September 25: Why Venezuela Is On President Trump’s New Travel Ban

For Venezuela ... Trump’s ban bars the entrance of certain government officials and their immediate families, but not the country’s citizens at large.

Notably, the new order argues that while its possible to obtain information on Venezuelan citizens through means outside its government, Venezuelan officials themselves have been uncooperative. Therefore, only the government has been banned.

“Venezuela’s government fails to share public-safety and terrorism-related information adequately,” the proclamation read.
http://fortune.com/2017/09/25/donald-trump-travel-ban-venezuela/

September 25: Venezuela says Trump is acting like 'the world's emperor' ... Foreign minister Jorge Arreaza retaliates after US sanctions and a new travel ban against Venezuela, as well as harsh words from Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/25/venezuelan-foreign-minister-lashes-back-at-trump

October 4: Maduro: Trump has ‘no right’ to joke about military action in Venezuela ... Maduro told special correspondent Ryan Chilcote in a rare interview in Moscow on Wednesday that “the time of U.S. interference” in Latin America and the Caribbean should end, and denied that his nation was suffering from a food crisis.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maduro-trump-no-right-joke-military-action-venezuela

November 13: Trump Doubles Down on Sanctions and Regime Change for Venezuela

... Venezuelans were against the sanctions by a margin of 61.4 to 28.5 percent; and among the unaligned voters, more than 70 percent were opposed. Also, 69 percent wanted the opposition and government to reinitiate talks. The regime change strategy had failed.

But the Trump administration decided to double down on both regime change and sanctions. The strategy appears to be to prevent an economic recovery and to worsen the shortages (which include essential medicines and food) so that Venezuelans will get back in the streets and overthrow the government.
http://cepr.net/publications/op-eds-columns/trump-doubles-down-on-sanctions-and-regime-change-for-venezuela

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December 8: Trump Sends Diplomat Known for Candid Views to Venezuela

The decision to send Todd D. Robinson to Venezuela was confirmed by the office of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican.

In his long diplomatic career, Robinson specialized in Latin America, with stints in Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-12-08/trump-sending-to-venezuela-diplomat-known-for-candid-views

December 13: A former top national security official says Venezuela is one of Trump's top 3 priorities — alongside Iran and North Korea
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-venezuela-top-priorities-iran-north-korea-2017-12
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January 2: Donald Trump’s Year of Living Dangerously  ... It’s worse than you think.

A former senior U.S. official with whom I spoke was briefed by ministers from three of the four countries that attended the dinner [on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly]. “Without fail, they just had wide eyes about the entire engagement,” the former official told me. Even if few took his martial bluster about Venezuela seriously, Trump struck them as uninformed about their issues and dangerously unpredictable, asking them to expend political capital on behalf of a U.S. that no longer seemed a reliable partner. “The word they all used was: ‘This guy is insane.’”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/02/donald-trump-foreign-policy-analysis-dangerous-216202

January 3: Latin American leaders all used the same word to describe Trump after joint meeting: 'Insane'

They expressed surprise that the US President was considering armed conflict with Venezuela
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-insane-mental-health-venezuela-latin-american-leaders-meeting-latest-a8140566.html

January 7: Trump’s Fake News Awards Will Be Following Footsteps of Venezuela’s Maduro

Turns out, another leader in the hemisphere who Trump isn’t too fond of had his own version of dishonest media awards on Friday. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whose policies have thrown his country into economic and political chaos, said U.S.-based media outlets produced 3,880 negative stories about Venezuela last year.

Venezuela’s government has pretty much stopped publishing all kinds of essential economic data, including poverty and inflation ...
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/trumps-fake-news-awards-will-be-following-footsteps-of-venezuelas-maduro.html

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January 13: Will Cryptocurrency Save Maduro’s Venezuela from Trump in 2018?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced in December the launch of “petro,” a new cryptocurrency that will be backed by oil, diamonds and gold reserves to circumvent sanctions from the Trump administration, but experts doubt this move will save the South American nation’s ailing economy.
http://www.newsweek.com/will-cryptocurrency-save-maduros-venezuela-trump-2018-779827

January 18: Trump Increased Sanctions Pressure on Venezuela

Under former US President Barack Obama, the United States began implementing individual sanctions on several Venezuelan government officials to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to respect civil and political rights. These individual sanctions blocked property that was subject to US jurisdiction and did not target the Venezuelan economy or its people.

Under Trump, US economic sanctions have grown harsher, but have not turned to banning exports or imports. Importantly, the offhand comments Trump made in August regarding potential military action in Venezuela fed into Maduro’s anti-US narrative, although the Pentagon noted the comments were “baseless.”
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trump-increased-sanctions-pressure-on-venezuela

January 31: Trump was right to call Venezuela a ‘dictatorship’ in State of the Union speech
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article197630259.html

January 31: Trump Boasts About Sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba ‘Dictatorships’ ... Critics of the U.S. policy say mounting sanctions are the main reason behind the economic hardships in both countries.
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Trump-Boasts-About-Sanctions-on-Venezuela-Cuba-Dictatorships-20180131-0001.html

February 7: Tillerson: Trump to Decide on Ban on Venezuelan Oil
https://www.voanews.com/a/tillerson-trump-will-decide-venezuelan-oil/4243399.html

February 7: Cuba Is Making the Crisis in Venezuela Worse ... Putting pressure on Caracas means holding Havana accountable.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/07/cuba-is-making-the-crisis-in-venezuela-worse/

February 9: Trump denounces religious oppression in Venezuela, Cuba ... The President emphasized the central role religion has played in US history, saying that "America is a nation of believers and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer."
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-denounces-religious-oppression-in-venezuela-cuba/

March 19: Executive Order on Taking Additional Steps to Address the Situation in Venezuela
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-taking-additional-steps-address-situation-venezuela/

March 19: White House Bans Venezuela’s Digital Currency and Expands Sanctions
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/world/americas/trump-venezuela-sanctions-petro.html

March 27: Reasons Trump Might Want to Offer to Help Venezuela

First, the Trump administration should acknowledge that there are people starving in a country where food could easily be supplied.
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/168615

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April 12: Trump administration in ‘informal’ talks with allies to take more Venezuelan refugees
http://www.miamiherald.com/article208745809.html

May 7: Venezuela's Maduro tells military to stay alert after Trump 'invasion' report

The Venezuelan president has told the armed forces to be on guard after reports emerged that Donald Trump had raised the idea of an invasion. But the idea was shot down by officials, according to the report.
https://www.dw.com/en/venezuelas-maduro-tells-military-to-stay-alert-after-trump-invasion-report/a-44537158

May 16: Trump could 'punish' Venezuela with oil sanctions immediately after presidential vote

Venezuela's export troubles have intensified ahead of the country's snap presidential election on Sunday, as incumbent Nicolas Maduro prepares for a second term in office despite an unprecedented economic and social crisis.

The U.S., alongside several other countries in the Americas, has condemned Venezuela's forthcoming vote as a sham.

"If U.S. refineries are forbidden from buying Venezuelan crude then you'd have to imagine the country is in trouble,"
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/16/venezuela-trump-could-impose-oil-sanctions-presidential-vote.html

May 21: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro won a second six-year term on Sunday in an election marked by accusations of fraudulent voting, in a country that has plummeted into the ranks of the most troubled on earth.

Maduro replaced Hugo Chavez after Chavez died in 2013, but has never matched his charismatic predecessor’s popularity,  and has sunk in esteem even among supporters as he has presided over the once affluent country’s collapse.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/maduro-wins-second-term-in-shattered-venezuela.html

May 21: President Donald Trump has signed an order restricting the Venezuelan government’s ability to liquidate assets in the aftermath of an election that the White House is calling a “sham.”

Senior administration officials are announcing new action aimed at preventing the government from selling off public assets in return for kickbacks.

It comes after Venezuelan officials declared socialist leader Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election.

Maduro’s leading challenger has questioned the legitimacy of the vote and called for new balloting.

The sanctions stop short of imposing crippling oil sanctions on the nation atop the world’s largest crude reserves.
https://apnews.com/61a0559a674a4d14ba4cc0e5a7fe118d

May 21: Trump bans purchase of debts owed to Venezuela

U.S. sanctions still allow oil product imports from Venezuela

President Donald Trump signed an order Monday limiting the Venezuelan government's ability to sell off public assets after a "sham" election. The order bans purchases of debts owed to the government or state-owned enterprises, including accounts receivable.

The order "limits cash management transactions," Antonio de la Cruz, a former PDVSA planning manager told Bloomberg. He added it also "curtails its capability to finance itself using its main U.S. subsidiary, Citgo Petroleum Corporation."

"The United States remains committed to the Venezuelan people, who have suffered immensely under the Maduro regime," Trump said. "We call for the Maduro regime to restore democracy, hold free and fair elections, release all political prisoners immediately and unconditionally, and end the repression and economic deprivation of the Venezuelan people."
https://www.local10.com/espanol/noticias/venezuela/trump-limits-venezuelan-government-from-selling-off-public-assets

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May 31: Rumors of War With the U.S. Run Rampant in Venezuela

This is shaping up as the next really big crisis, but most people in the United States aren’t paying attention.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rumors-of-war-with-the-us-run-rampant-in-venezuela

June 1: Trump administration: Kick Venezuela out of OAS [Organization of American States] ... or else

Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the strong message at a reception with allies where he will promise to take notice of countries who don’t stand with the United States on a vote Tuesday to kick Venezuela out of the United Nations-like organization of Latin American countries.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article212375404.html

July 4: Trump repeatedly suggested Venezuela invasion, stunning top aides ...

The administration officials are said to have taken turns in trying to talk the president out of the idea in August of last year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/04/trump-suggested-invading-venezuela-report

September 8: US officials secretly met with Venezuelan military officers plotting a coup against Maduro

The US did not provide the Venezuelan officers with any support and the plans for the coup ultimately fell apart, the sources said.

The Trump administration's discussions with the Venezuelan military officers about a potential coup were first reported Saturday morning by the New York Times. The current and former US officials confirmed to CNN that report is accurate.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/08/politics/trump-venezuela-officers-secret-meetings-maduro-coup/index.html

September 8: White House pledges support for Venezuelan democracy after report of meetings with coup plotters
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/08/trump-white-house-venezuela-coup-plotters-response-812296

November 29: Venezuela’s president boosts wages, compares Trump to Hitler

Venezuela’s socialist president boosted the minimum wage 150 percent Thursday to combat what he called an economic war being waged by the United States as he compared U.S. President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.

“Just like Hitler persecuted the Jewish people, Donald Trump persecutes the people of Venezuela,” President Nicolas Maduro said.

Maduro further vented his frustrations against U.S. economic sanctions that block Venezuela from financial markets, saying they keep the cash-strapped government from refinancing billions in debts and easing its crisis.
https://www.apnews.com/fa9442cfa5af476db2b0c4f9cf7b6970
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January 15:
Trump considering recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader as legitimate President
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/15/politics/trump-juan-guaido-venezuela/index.html

January 18: Trump leaves 'military option' on the table for Venezuela, which he calls as threatening as North Korea

Venezuela, ... the government has cracked down on unrest and dissent and conditions made it one of Trump's top three national-security priorities, even as the Pentagon cast the military powers, Russia and China, as the prime threats to the US.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-leaves-military-option-on-the-table-for-venezuela-2019-1

January 18: For the first time in many months, Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro finds himself on the defensive as a newly invigorated opposition mounts an internationally backed effort to restore democracy. It may be Venezuela’s last chance to avoid becoming another Cuba.

President Trump, alongside the leaders of Brazil, Colombia, and other Latin American democracies, could help expedite Maduro’s ouster if they move fast and declare Juan Guaidó — president of the country’s opposition-controlled National Assembly — as the acting president of Venezuela.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article224622595.html

January 22: US faces key test as global support for Venezuela opposition leader grows

The Trump administration is facing a critical test of its hemispheric policy as global support grows for the leader of Venezuela's National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, to be the face of opposition against strongman President Nicolás Maduro.

The administration has taken an active role in opposing Maduro, declaring the Venezuelan government illegitimate following his second inauguration earlier this month.

As head of the opposition-led and democratically elected National Assembly, Guaidó has strong legal grounds to claim the presidency that Maduro holds.

Maduro was inaugurated for a second six-year term earlier this month, but his election was declared illegitimate by most international actors, save for countries like Russia, China, Cuba, Syria, Iran and Nicaragua that were dubbed "A Thugs R Us" by Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.).
https://thehill.com/latino/426119-us-faces-key-test-as-global-support-for-venezuela-opposition-leader-grows

January 22: Trump Administration Officially Recognizes Venezuelan Congress Instead of ‘Dictator’ Maduro as Legitimate Government
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-recognizes-venezuela-congress-dictator-maduro-1300617

January 24: U.S. orders all nonemergency diplomatic staff out of Venezuela, advises visiting Americans to leave

"U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Venezuela should strongly consider departing," the State Department alert said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/u-s-orders-all-non-emergency-diplomatic-staff-out-venezuela-n962471

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January 25: As two declared presidents vie for power in Venezuela, a UN human rights official says at least 20 people have died in protest-related violence this week in the Latin American country, sparking her concern that the situation there "may rapidly spiral out of control."

The 20 people allegedly were shot to death by security forces or members of pro-government armed groups during demonstrations Tuesday and Wednesday, UN human rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said Friday, citing "credible local sources."

This comes amid a mounting crisis inside and outside Venezuela over its future, with opposition leader Juan Guaido having declared himself acting president, openly rebelling against President Nicolas Maduro, whose opponents allege was illegitimately elected for a second term.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/americas/venezuela-maduro-guaido-us-embassy-consulates/index.html

February 4: UN rejects call to join Venezuela mediation efforts

The UN says it wants to remain neutral. Meanwhile, a regional group of Latin American countries and Canada reaffirmed their support for opposition leader Juan Guaido.
https://www.dw.com/en/un-rejects-call-to-join-venezuela-mediation-efforts/a-47358766

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 8: Schools and workplaces in Venezuela have closed as an electricity blackout continues into a second day.

The power cuts, which started on Thursday afternoon, have been caused by issues at a major hydroelectric plant.

The government of President Nicolás Maduro has blamed the opposition, accusing them of sabotage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47492624

April 30: Venezuela's Guaido urges troops to unite against Maduro, violence erupts

Several dozen armed troops accompanying Guaido clashed with soldiers supporting Maduro at a rally outside the La Carlota air base in Caracas, but the incident fizzled out and did not appear to be part of an immediate attempt by the opposition to take power through military force.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/venezuelas-guaido-urges-troops-to-unite-against-maduro-violence-erupts-idUSKCN1S60ZQ

April 30: Trump says he is monitoring Venezuela situation
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-trump/trump-says-he-is-monitoring-venezuela-situation-idUSKCN1S62CO

May 1: In its biggest political and diplomatic intervention in Latin America in years, the U.S. government has rolled out waves of punitive measures against Venezuela, including several rounds of sanctions on its leadership, vital oil sector and banks.

With fewer levers left to pull and protests apparently petering out on Wednesday, President Donald Trump could suffer a setback if Guaido’s latest push fails to ignite a broader uprising against Maduro.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-strategy-expla/explainer-venezuela-crisis-puts-trump-policy-to-the-test-idUSKCN1S74SX

May 4: Trump team tries to rattle Maduro with military tough talk

Two U.S. officials said the strategy is designed more to rattle embattled leader Nicolás Maduro than to foreshadow an American military effort in Venezuela.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/trump-maduro-venezuela-1301453
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