Bush administration, the hemisphere roundly condemned these efforts. . On January 23—on the anniversary of the overthrow of Venezuela’s last dictator, General Marcos Pérez Jiménez—Juan Guaidó, like Carmona almost 17 years ago, declared the government of Nicolás Maduro illegitimate..…

The GW Bush administration triggered a coup in 2002 against Chavez, which failed. Then Obama tightened the screws with economic sanctions on Venezuela’s vital oil industry which precipitated the country’s current social crisis and discontent. ..…

Padrino recalled coup attempt by Bush in 2002, saying that those of us. Also on rt.com ' Maduro wo not roll over US-backed Venezuela could lead to war, could lead to all-out Venezuela, Trump recognized President of the National Assembly Guaido as president after the the politician..…

However they have clashed frequently since Venezuela swung to the left and Maduro's mentor Hugo Chavez - who once called George W. Bush 'the devil' - became President in 1999.  . However Venezuela remains America's third-largest oil supplier.   . ..…