Tag: Nicolas Maduro
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Revolution that failed
“Revolutions are the locomotives of history”, said Marx. For Venezuela, that locomotive has now stopped moving altogether. Characterized by extreme inequality, impoverished living conditions, endemic corruption and political disenfranchisement, it has been close to a failed state for quite some time. Now with inflation about to touch a million per cent according to IMF estimates …
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September 7, 2018 -
Venezuelan President says he escaped drone ‘assassination’ attempt, blames Colombia
Maduro accused neighbouring Colombia and unidentified “financiers” in the United States, while some of his officials blamed Venezuela's opposition. Colombia has denied any involvement.
August 5, 2018 -
‘Africa real’ World Cup winners, says Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
France beat Croatia 4-2 in Sunday's final in Moscow, but with a team featuring number players of African heritage.
July 18, 2018 -
Dateline Caracas
Last Sunday’s election in Venezuela and the dubious victory of President Nicolas Maduro will have little or no relevance in terms of benevolent governance of a Latin American country. Far from it; the shambolic election will almost certainly militate against any profound change that the world can reasonably expect from the renewed tryst with democracy …
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May 27, 2018 -
Boycott call for Venezuelan presidential polls
The opposition coalition, Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) also called for more protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro on the day of the vote.
May 4, 2018 -
Venezuela President Maduro to seek re-election in 2018
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek another term in next year’s election, Vice President Tareck El Aissami has said. “We already hold 18 (state) governorships. We already have, and will keep, most of the municipalities. We already control the National Constituent Assembly and, through God, through the people, we will have the re-election of our …
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November 30, 2017 -
Army must prepare to counter US ‘threats’: Maduro
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro called on his army to ready their weapons to defend the country in an escalating war of words with US President Donald Trump. Maduro joined his army top brass at a military exercise near the northern city of Maracay, where he reminded them of their obligation to defend the country. “We …
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September 27, 2017 -
Maduro interprets Trump’s UN comments as death threat
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he considered US President Donald Trump’s remarks in his United Nations General Assembly speech to be a death threat. “I know that I’m interpreting the threat that Donald Trump made yesterday (Monday) and today (Tuesday) correctly and exactly and I want to tell the public, Trump today threatened the …
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September 20, 2017 -
Argentina warns US against military move on Venezuela
US Vice President Mike Pence heard more complaints from Latin American allies about President Donald Trump’s warning of a possible US military option to deal with the crisis in Venezuela. “The use of force is not the way,” but rather political pressure, Argentine President Mauricio Macri said at a news conference alongside Mike Pence on …
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August 16, 2017 -
Maduro slams US sanctions against Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has slammed sanctions imposed by the US government against the South American country for holding a controversial constitutional assembly election amid violent protests. "You're with Trump or you're with Venezuela, you're with Trump or you're with the democracy, you're with Trump or you're with the free people of the world, that's …
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August 1, 2017 -
US imposes sanctions on ‘dictator’ Maduro
The United States branded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a "dictator" threatening his country's democracy and imposed sanctions targeting any assets he might hold on US territory. "Yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that Maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement announcing the action. …
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July 31, 2017 -
Venezuela vote triggers deadly ‘war’ in the streets
A controversial vote in Venezuela championed by beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro sparked an escalation of deadly violence, with at least nine people reported killed and troops and protesters attacking each other in Caracas and elsewhere. "This is war!" Caracas resident Conchita Ramirez exclaimed on television as she described troops firing at people and buildings in …
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July 31, 2017 -
‘Zero hour’ in Venezuela
Venezuela is in crisis. The government of President Nicolas Maduro has been jolted to its foundations in Sunday’s referendum, however symbolic. More than 7.1 million people have rejected the Government’s plan to rewrite the Constitution as also Maduro’s plans for the 30 July election of an assembly that would remake the country’s political system. The …
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July 19, 2017 -
Helicopter attack on Venezuelan SC
Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolas Maduro called a "terrorist attack", a media report said. Footage on social media showed a police helicopter circling over the city before shots and a loud bang were heard, the BBC reported. The police officer said to have piloted …
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June 28, 2017 -
Embassy slams reposts of Venezuela chaos
The Venezuelan embassy here has urged the international community and India not to pay heed to western media reports of chaos and repression in Venezuela. In a press release, the embassy said Abdul Nafey, JNU professor in the Centre or Canadian, US & amp; Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, was in Caracas along …
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May 30, 2017 -
Crippled country
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. That quote from WB Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming” has turned out to be painfully apt in Venezuela. Its President, Nicolas Maduro, has failed his country, and the decision of protestors to hold a “national sit-in against the dictatorship” is but a symptom of the canker that has …
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May 20, 2017 -
Maduro under fire for constitutional breakdown, crisis
The Venezuelan National Assembly has blamed President Nicolas Maduro for the constitutional breakdown and crisis in the country following his decision to demonetise, reports said on Wednesday. On Tuesday the assembly with a majority opposition voted in the absence of government-supporting lawmakers and passed a resolution blaming Maduro for the ensuing political, social and economic …
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December 14, 2016