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Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia voting in Caracas earlier this year. Photo: AFP

US calls Venezuela opposition’s Gonzalez ‘president-elect’

The Biden administration’s use of the term prompted a furious reaction from Caracas.

20 Nov 2024 - 2:33PM

Venezuela frees more than 200 prisoners detained after election

17 Nov 2024 - 11:05AM

Trump pushes deportation plan in Aurora, city wracked by immigration tensions

12 Oct 2024 - 7:47AM

Who is Kylie Jenner’s former assistant, influencer Victoria Villarroel?

Singer Rosalía just threw quite the Paris Fashion Week birthday party, inviting everyone from Gigi Hadid and Irina Shayk to Hunter Schafer and Kylie Jenner’s former assistant, Victoria Villarroel.

6 Oct 2024 - 6:00AM

Victoria Villarroel made headlines in 2020 when she left Kylie Jenner’s employ. Photos: @victoriavillarroel, @kyliejenner/Instagram

Venezuela arrests 6 foreigners accused of plotting to kill President Maduro

Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been arrested and accused of planning to kill Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

15 Sep 2024 - 1:45PM

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum

Gonzalez, who has challenged President Maduro’s declaration of victory, arrived in Spain with his wife, the country’s foreign ministry said.

9 Sep 2024 - 5:32AM

US Navy sailor detained by law enforcement in Venezuela

The US has warned Americans against travelling to the South American nation, and tensions are high over Maduro’s disputed election win

5 Sep 2024 - 2:43AMvideocam

People hold Venezuelan flags as they protest against President Nicolas Maduro and the results of the recent election on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York in August. Photo: AFP

Rights group implicates Venezuelan forces in post-election protest killings

Human Rights Watch also concluded that violent gangs aligned with the ruling party ‘appear to be responsible in some of the 24 deaths

4 Sep 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Christmas comes 3 months early to crisis-hit Venezuela

‘It’s September, and it already smells like Christmas’, said President Nicolas Maduro, decreeing an October 1 celebration on his weekly television show.

4 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s plane in Dominican Republic

US officials flew the private jet to Florida. Caracas called the seizure ‘piracy’; US Justice Department said the plane was bought illegally.

3 Sep 2024 - 7:45AM

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after being seized by US officials. Photo: AFP

Who was Mariah Carey’s Afro-Venezuelan father, Alfred Roy Carey?

Mariah Carey’s late mother Patricia faced discrimination from her neighbours and the community when she married Alfred Roy Carey – so who was the singer’s dad and what do we know about him?

29 Aug 2024 - 6:00PM

Mariah Carey with her father Alfred Roy Carey, who died in 2002. Photos: @PinkYetLavendar/X; @mariahcarey/Instagram

Rallies and arrests in Venezuela mark a month since disputed election

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took to the streets in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power following last month’s election.

29 Aug 2024 - 9:56AM

Venezuela opposition candidate Gonzalez ignores summons

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has been in hiding since after July 28 election amid threats of arrest from President Nicolas Maduro.

27 Aug 2024 - 3:59PMvideocam

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows protesters won’t ‘leave the streets’

Mass demonstrations are being held in Venezuela and abroad to put pressure on Maduro over his disputed re-election victory claim.

18 Aug 2024 - 2:28PM

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Photo: AP

Brazil and Colombia – but not US – call for fresh Venezuela elections

Biden initially signalled support for such a move but the White House walked back his comment hours later.

16 Aug 2024 - 5:29AM

A protester lights candles in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 8 during a vigil for the freedom of political prisoners. Photo: dpa

Venezuelan leader slams TikTok for ‘wanting civil war’ in his country

Nicolas Maduro, reeling from protests over his disputed re-election, says Chinese-owned company has suspended his access to the platform.

14 Aug 2024 - 3:17AMvideocam

Venezuela opposition leader calls for worldwide protests on August 17

In a video on social media, Maria Corina Machado called for support for the opposition’s claimed election victory over President Maduro.

12 Aug 2024 - 7:14AM

Opinion | Venezuela’s crisis holds lessons for other developing nations

A competent government, political stability and an agile economic plan are crucial, as is the absence of external interference.

11 Aug 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather for a demonstration called by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado over the disputed presidential election results, in Caracas on August 3. Photo: AFP

UK government calls on Musk to act responsibly after provocative posts on riots

Provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk has weighed in on the unrest in the UK, drawing condemnation from the British government.

7 Aug 2024 - 10:32AM

Venezuela launches criminal probe against opposition leaders amid protest crackdown

President Nicolas Maduro’s assertion that he won a third term in the July 28 vote has triggered angry protests from Venezuelans across the country.

6 Aug 2024 - 1:32PMvideocam

Voices across globe express concern over increasing Venezuela arrests after election

President Nicolas Maduro’s government has arrested 2,000 Venezuelans in the fiercest crackdown of his rule.

5 Aug 2024 - 12:20PMvideocam

Members of the Bolivarian National police riot squad arresting a man in Caracas, Venezuela last Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Venezuela’s Machado emerges to lead protests against disputed Maduro win

Authorities have declared the incumbent president the winner, sparking widespread allegations of fraud.

4 Aug 2024 - 1:44PM

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado sings the national anthem during a demonstration in Caracas on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Venezuelan officials ratify Maduro win, as more nations recognise rival as victor

Venezuela’s election authority ratified Maduro’s win with 52 per cent of the vote and said opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia had garnered 43 per cent of ballots.

3 Aug 2024 - 7:51PMvideocam

Venezuela opposition calls for mass protests over disputed presidential election

Maria Corina Machado said most opposition figures, including herself, were now in hiding.

2 Aug 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

Venezuela opposition leader Machado is in ‘hiding, fearing for my life’

In Wall Street Journal, Machado wrote: ‘I could be captured as I write these words.’ President Maduro has said she ‘should be behind bars’.

2 Aug 2024 - 7:29AM

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez address supporters during a protest against the official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Venezuela’s President Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit disputed election

Maduro asked Venezuela’s top court to audit the results of Sunday’s presidential election in a bid to legitimise his self-declared victory.

1 Aug 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s questioned victory. Photo: AFP

Hundreds detained in Venezuela as post-election unrest turns deadly

Pressure is mounting on the streets of Venezuela after at least six people were killed and more than 700 detained in the protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial re-election.

31 Jul 2024 - 9:44AMvideocam

Venezuela results can’t be recognised due to ‘exceptional manipulation’: OAS

The Organisation of American States election observation department said the events of Venezuela’s election night contained accounts of illegalities and malpractices.

31 Jul 2024 - 12:05AMvideocam

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Venezuela

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is situated on the northern coast of South America. Home to an estimated population of 29.1 million, it covers around 916,445 square kilometres which includes the Andes mountains and the Amazon Basin Rainforest. Its main export is oil. Venezuela was colonized by Spain in 1522 but continued resistance led in 1811 to it becoming the first Spanish American country to declare independence. A chequered political history followed which saw dictatorships rise and fall, as well as military coups.

Capital

Caracas

Head of State

President Nicolás Maduro

Head of Government

President Nicolás Maduro

last updated:

25 September, 2024