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| Venezuela's Guaido calls for new protests as pressure on Maduro rises |
| 2019-01-28 |
| CARACAS (Reuters) - Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed president, on Monday called for new street demonstrations as pressure intensified on President Nicolas Maduro and the crisis-stricken OPEC nation. Countries around the world have recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful leader, and the United States vowed to starve Maduro’s administration of oil revenue after he was sworn in Jan. 10 for a second term that was widely dubbed illegitimate. Maduro says the United States is promoting a coup against him and promised to stay in office, backed by Russia and China, which have bankrolled his government and fought off efforts to have his government disavowed by the United Nations. Guaido said opposition sympathizers should take to the streets on Wednesday to pass out copies of a pamphlet proposing amnesty that would give some legal protection to members of the military in hopes they will turn against Maduro. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 When does Nicky implement the Yippie Gulen option? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-01-28 10:06 |
| #1 Serious shooting to begin quite soon. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-28 09:00 |