Ultimately, only time will tell whether Washington will follow through on its threats, and whether Venezuela's Bolivarian Republic, defended by Chavez in 2002, can be saved again. . ..…

He also called on Cubans who have joined the armed forces and government positions under Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, to leave Venezuela out of respect for our sovereignty.. ..…

The US has a long record for “regime change” campaigns in Venezuela and other countries. In 2002, the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, was ousted for two days in a US-backed coup which was ultimately defeated. . ..…

The US has long record for regime change campaigns Venezuela and other countries. In 2002, Venezuelan Hugo Chavez was ousted for two days in US-backed coup. ..…

Under both President Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has repeatedly shown its willingness to maintain friendly relations with the United States and its people, even going so far as to help poor communities in the United States by providing them with discounted heating oil...…

WE HAVE always defended the right of the people of Venezuela to elect their own leaders. We opposed the attempted coup against the democratically elected President Hugo Chávez in 2002, and we have supported the important anti-poverty reforms his government made over the years. . ..…

Maduro, in office if not in power since 2013, has proved himself an incompetent and unimpressive successor to the late socialist president, Hugo Chávez, on whose name and reputation he shamelessly trades. . Maduro has disastrously mismanaged Venezuela’s potentially wealthy economy,..…

In the past, the US tried to overthrow Chavez, it attempted to starve Venezuela, to make its medical system collapse, then to assassinate Maduro. ... Venezuela suffers and struggles for humanity, not just for itself. With the name of Chavez and socialism on its lips. . ..…

The coup was botched by the Venezuelan military and the people of Venezuela. President Chavez was reinstated within 2 days. And the present coup so far has also failed. . ..…

Everything disruptive in Venezuela since Hugo Chavez’s election and inauguration two decades ago, including current anti-Maduro street protests, was planned and orchestrated by Washington – a longstanding plot to transform the country into another US vassal state. . ..…

In the past, the US tried to overthrow Chavez, it attempted to starve Venezuela, to make its medical system collapse, then to assassinate Maduro. ... Venezuela suffers and struggles for humanity, not just for itself. With the name of Chavez and socialism on its lips. . ..…

The US has long history of interfering with elected governments Latin America and Venezuela it has sought to weaken the elected governments of both Mr Maduro and Mr Chavez. .. ... The paradoxical nature of this supposed aid is that United States had caused this economic collapse,..…

As you know, there have been 26, 27 elections in Venezuela since Chávez was elected in 1998. ..…

Chávez's successor, Nicolás Maduro, has been even worse. He's Chávez without the mo. ... The largest anti-government protests of the Chávez-Maduro era ensued. ..…

It marks the last high point of Washington's relationship with Caracas.  . 1999: Venezuela lurches to the left as anti-American socialist Hugo Chavez - who had attempted a coup in 1992 - becomes President. ..…

Cuba has sent Venezuela tens of thousands of workers, from doctors to intelligence officials, to support former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Maduro, his successor. . ..…

They want to wipe out the gains made by Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez from the pages of history. Iraq war architect John Bolton says that regime change in oil-rich Venezuela is a “big business opportunity.” . ..…

Below is a timeline on how Venezuela’s political crisis has evolved since the death of socialist leader Hugo Chavez, against a backdrop of hyperinflationary economic collapse in the OPEC nation. . ..…