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Venezuela opposition banned from running in election 
President Nicolas Maduro, says the country's main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year's presidential election
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Latin Americans condemn Trump over 'military response'
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Trump does not rule out military response to Venezuela crisis |
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Venezuela's chief prosecutor rejects dismissal
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US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Washington
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Venezuela claims 41.5% turnout in violent constituent assembly vote| The opposition coalition said 88% of voters abstained and it refused to recognise the election | |
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Venezuela: Protesters, troops clash ahead of Sunday vote |
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Venezuela crisis: US hits 13 top officials with sanctions |
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Venezuela deadly clashes as millions join strike 
Map of Valencia Venezuela Millions have joined a general strike called by the opposition as pressure mounts to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly
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Fugitive Venezuelan pilot, reappears at vigil |
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Venezuela opposition leader freed and under house arrest |
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Passport of opposition leader Capriles 'seized' |
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Venezuela: Teenager killed as mass protests rage |
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Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
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Venezuela crisis: Opposition condemns Maduro move
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Venezuela opposition leader denounces 'savage repression' |
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Venezuela to withdraw from OAS as deadly protests continue Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States, accusing the grouping of meddling in its internal affairs
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Teenager and woman shot dead at anti-government protests |
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Venezuela's court move breaks law, Maduro ally says Chief prosecutor has said the decision by the Supreme Court to take over legislative powers from the National Assembly violates the law
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US sanctions Venezuela VP over trafficking claims |
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New 'anti-coup squad' in Venezuela monitors, hunts opponents |
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Venezuela delays 100-bolivar banknote withdrawal |
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Violence at Venezuela protests against President Maduro |
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| Oct.24 |
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Venezuela political foes 'to hold talks' in surprise move |
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Venezuela: Hundreds of thousands take part in rival marches |
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Venezuelan campaign passes first hurdle |
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Maduro threatens seizure of closed factories
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Venezuela opposition wins majority in National Assembly Map of CARACAS Venezuela The opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power
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Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sentenced
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Caracas mayor who opposed government arrested |
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Venezuela breaks ties with Panama |
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Barricades go up in Venezuela |
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Venezuelan opposition leader in custody
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Venezuela to expel US officials |
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Protests, violence continue in Venezuela
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Venezuela expels three US diplomats
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Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape
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Venezuela MPs in punch-up over poll
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Venezuela to audit all votes |
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Venezuela challenger demands recount
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Maduro wins Venezuela election | Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro, who was chosen by Chavez as his successor, has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll. Maduro won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henriqu... | |
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Venezuela votes on Chavez successor |
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Venezuela sees electoral law row |
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Plan to embalm Chavez may have hit a snag
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Venezuela swears in acting president
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Leaders gather for state funeral of Hugo Chavez
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Body of Hugo Chavez lies in state |
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Thousands march with Chavez coffin |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him
| Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after the death, emphasizing in state TV broadcasts that all branches of the government and the military were standing together
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Chavez suffers new severe infection |
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Venezuela's Chavez finally returns home | President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Venezuela from Cuba early Monday, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment | |
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Chavez will not be sworn in on inauguration day |
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Chavez ally elected by assembly National Assembly has met to choose its leader Diosdado Cabello, a possible stand-in for President Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer su...
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Chavez 'can rule without oath' |
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Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection. Cuba
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Venezuelan opposition demands Chavez details |
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Chavez suffers new complications 
Cuba: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered 'new complications' after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said
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Chavez 'faces difficult recovery' |
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| Dec.11 |
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President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful'. Cuba
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Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
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Vote for president after fierce campaign |
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Chavez rival in big Caracas rally |
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Chavez plans more Cuba treatment |
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Chavez addresses Caracas crowds
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Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela |
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Chavez illness sparks power struggle |
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Chavez tells of cancerous tumour |
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| Dec.17 |
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Chavez gets power to govern by decree Lame-duck National Assembly has granted President Hugo Chavez the power to pass laws by decree for the next 18 months
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| Oct.15 |
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Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant |
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| Aug.21 |
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Venezuela defends flights to Iran, Syria |
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| Aug.10 |
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Colombia, Venezuela to restore ties Venezuela and Colombia wiped the slate clean and will re-establish diplomatic relations after a meeting between the heads of the states
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Venezuela-Colombia talks agreed |
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Venezuela breaks relations with Colombia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he is breaking off relations with Colombia. He called President Uribe 'crazed'
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Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia |
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| Sep.15 |
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U.S.: Venezuela could spark arms race |
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| Sep.13 |
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Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal
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| Sep.11 |
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Venezuela to get Russian missiles |
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| Aug.25 |
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Chavez: Ready to cut ties with Colombia |
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| Aug.18 |
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Chavez moving to silence critics |
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| Aug.5 |
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Chavez turns up heat on Colombia |
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| May.23 |
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Globovision president's home raided |
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| Apr.21 |
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Chavez rival seeks asylum in Peru |
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| Apr.18 |
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Venezuela may reinstall envoy to U.S. |
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| Mar.21 |
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Chavez cuts budget over oil price |
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| Feb.15 |
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Chavez declares victory in referendum |
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Venezuela awaiting poll outcome |
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| Feb.2 |
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Chavez celebrates 10 years in power |
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| Nov.30 |
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Chavez renews reelection ambition |
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| Nov.24 |
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Chavez passes election test |
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| Sep.26 |
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Chavez reaffirms Russia alliance |
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| Sep.11 |
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Venezuela to expel U.S. ambassador President Hugo Chavez said he is recalling his own ambassador from Washington and expelling the U.S. ambassador from Venezuela
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| May.29 |
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Latin Americans to discuss cost of food |
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| May.15 |
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Farc rebel link files 'genuine' |
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| Mar.14 |
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Venezuela dares US to put it on terror list |
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| Mar.7 |
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Chavez urges unity after summit |
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Leaders say Colombia crisis over 
Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai...
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| Jan.11 |
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Chavez makes Colombia rebel call |
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| Dec.2 |
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Voters reject Chavez's referendum The voters narrowly rejected a referendum that would have bolstered Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted him an indefinite extension
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| Nov.30 |
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Chavez urges reform |
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| Nov.28 |
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Students, police clash |
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| Aug.31 |
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Chavez to help broker hostage deal |
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| May.27 |
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TV station off the air Radio Caracas Television, Venezuela's most-watched television station and outlet for the political opposition, went off the air
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| May.26 |
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Tens of thousands protest over TV issue
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| Jan.31 |
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Lawmakers give Chavez sweeping powers |
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| Jan.19 |
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Chavez admits Castro gravely ill |
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| Jan.18 |
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Rule by decree passed for Chavez National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the President the power to rule by decree for 18 months
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| Jan.8 |
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Chavez bid for more state control
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| Dec.3 |
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Chavez wins by wide margin Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term
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| Nov.1 |
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Venezuela, Guatemala quit race. UN Security Council
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| Oct.16 |
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No winner for seat. UN Security Council
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| Aug.14 |
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Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos. Cuba
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| Apr.29 |
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Leftist trio seals Americas pact. Cuba
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| Aug.16 |
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Recall vote: Chavez claims victory Initial results showed about 58% voted to keep the president in office while 42% favored ousting him
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| Mar.6 |
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Mass anti-Chavez rally in Caracas |
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| Mar.2 |
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Protests greet Chavez poll ruling |
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| Jan.3 |
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Two die in street clashes |
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| Dec.18 |
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Strike strangles oil exports
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| Apr.14 |
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Chavez returns to power
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| Apr.11 |
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President to resign |
before year 2000
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Simon Bolivar born Map of Caracas Venezuela| Played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states independent of Spain | |
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| 2017 |
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| Dec.10 |
Venezuela opposition banned from running in election President Nicolas Maduro, says the country's main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year's presidential election
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| Jul.30 |
Venezuela claims 41.5% turnout in violent constituent assembly vote| The opposition coalition said 88% of voters abstained and it refused to recognise the election | |
| 2016 |
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| Aug.1 |
Venezuelan campaign passes first hurdle |
| 2015 |
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| Dec.6 |
Venezuela opposition wins majority in National Assembly Map of CARACAS Venezuela The opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power
| 2013 |
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| Apr.19 |
Venezuela to audit all votes |
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| Apr.15 |
Venezuela challenger demands recount
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| Apr.14 |
Maduro wins Venezuela election | Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro, who was chosen by Chavez as his successor, has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll. Maduro won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henriqu... | |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela votes on Chavez successor |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.7 |
Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
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| Oct.6 |
Vote for president after fierce campaign |
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| Sep.30 |
Chavez rival in big Caracas rally |
| 2009 |
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| Feb.15 |
Chavez declares victory in referendum |
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| Feb.15 |
Venezuela awaiting poll outcome |
| 2008 |
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| Nov.30 |
Chavez renews reelection ambition |
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| Nov.24 |
Chavez passes election test |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.2 |
Voters reject Chavez's referendum The voters narrowly rejected a referendum that would have bolstered Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted him an indefinite extension
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| Nov.30 |
Chavez urges reform |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.3 |
Chavez wins by wide margin Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term
| 2004 |
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| Aug.16 |
Recall vote: Chavez claims victory Initial results showed about 58% voted to keep the president in office while 42% favored ousting him
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| 2016 |
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| Dec.17 |
Venezuela delays 100-bolivar banknote withdrawal |
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| May.14 |
Maduro threatens seizure of closed factories
| 2013 |
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| May.16 |
Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape
| 2009 |
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| Mar.21 |
Chavez cuts budget over oil price |
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| 2017 |
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| Mar.31 |
Venezuela's court move breaks law, Maduro ally says Chief prosecutor has said the decision by the Supreme Court to take over legislative powers from the National Assembly violates the law
| 2013 |
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| Apr.13 |
Venezuela sees electoral law row |
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| 2009 |
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| May.23 |
Globovision president's home raided |
| 2007 |
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| May.27 |
TV station off the air Radio Caracas Television, Venezuela's most-watched television station and outlet for the political opposition, went off the air
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.2 |
Chavez celebrates 10 years in power |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.7 |
Chavez urges unity after summit |
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| Mar.7 |
Leaders say Colombia crisis over Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai...
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.11 |
Trump does not rule out military response to Venezuela crisis |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.15 |
U.S.: Venezuela could spark arms race |
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| 2017 |
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| May.8 |
Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
| 2016 |
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| Oct.26 |
Violence at Venezuela protests against President Maduro |
| 2009 |
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| Apr.21 |
Chavez rival seeks asylum in Peru |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.26 |
Chavez reaffirms Russia alliance |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.31 |
Chavez to help broker hostage deal |
| 2006 |
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| Aug.14 |
Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos. Cuba
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.13 |
Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal
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| Sep.11 |
Venezuela to get Russian missiles |
| 2006 |
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| Apr.29 |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact. Cuba
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.8 |
Venezuela opposition leader freed and under house arrest |
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| May.18 |
Passport of opposition leader Capriles 'seized' |
|
| Apr.27 |
Venezuela opposition leader denounces 'savage repression' |
|
| Jan.27 |
New 'anti-coup squad' in Venezuela monitors, hunts opponents |
| 2009 |
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| Aug.18 |
Chavez moving to silence critics |
|
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.16 |
Venezuela to expel US officials |
| 2013 |
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| Sep.30 |
Venezuela expels three US diplomats
| 2010 |
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| Jul.22 |
Venezuela breaks relations with Colombia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he is breaking off relations with Colombia. He called President Uribe 'crazed'
|
| Jul.16 |
Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia |
| 2009 |
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| Aug.25 |
Chavez: Ready to cut ties with Colombia |
|
| Apr.18 |
Venezuela may reinstall envoy to U.S. |
| 2008 |
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| Sep.11 |
Venezuela to expel U.S. ambassador President Hugo Chavez said he is recalling his own ambassador from Washington and expelling the U.S. ambassador from Venezuela
|
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.31 |
US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Washington
|
| Jul.26 |
Venezuela crisis: US hits 13 top officials with sanctions |
|
| Feb.13 |
US sanctions Venezuela VP over trafficking claims |
| 2010 |
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| Aug.21 |
Venezuela defends flights to Iran, Syria |
| 2009 |
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| Aug.5 |
Chavez turns up heat on Colombia |
|
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| 2016 |
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| Oct.24 |
Venezuela political foes 'to hold talks' in surprise move |
| 2010 |
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| Aug.10 |
Colombia, Venezuela to restore ties Venezuela and Colombia wiped the slate clean and will re-establish diplomatic relations after a meeting between the heads of the states
|
| Aug.8 |
Venezuela-Colombia talks agreed |
| 2008 |
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| May.29 |
Latin Americans to discuss cost of food |
|
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.5 |
Venezuela's chief prosecutor rejects dismissal
| 2015 |
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| Sep.10 |
Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sentenced
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| Feb.19 |
Caracas mayor who opposed government arrested |
| 2014 |
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| Feb.18 |
Venezuelan opposition leader in custody
| 2013 |
|
| Mar.14 |
Plan to embalm Chavez may have hit a snag
|
| Mar.8 |
Venezuela swears in acting president
|
| Mar.4 |
Chavez suffers new severe infection |
|
| Feb.18 |
Venezuela's Chavez finally returns home | President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Venezuela from Cuba early Monday, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment | |
|
| Jan.8 |
Chavez will not be sworn in on inauguration day |
|
| Jan.4 |
Chavez 'can rule without oath' |
|
| Jan.3 |
Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection. Cuba
|
| Jan.2 |
Venezuelan opposition demands Chavez details |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.30 |
Chavez suffers new complications Cuba: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered 'new complications' after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said
|
| Dec.12 |
Chavez 'faces difficult recovery' |
|
| Dec.11 |
President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful'. Cuba
| 2011 |
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| Jul.15 |
Chavez plans more Cuba treatment |
|
| Jul.4 |
Chavez addresses Caracas crowds
|
| Jul.4 |
Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela |
|
| Jul.1 |
Chavez illness sparks power struggle |
|
| Jun.30 |
Chavez tells of cancerous tumour |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Chavez admits Castro gravely ill |
| 2002 |
|
| Apr.14 |
Chavez returns to power
|
| Apr.11 |
President to resign |
| 1889 |
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| Jul. 24, 1783 |
Simon Bolivar born Map of Caracas Venezuela| Played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states independent of Spain | |
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.29 |
Venezuela: Protesters, troops clash ahead of Sunday vote |
|
| Jul.20 |
Venezuela deadly clashes as millions join strike Map of Valencia Venezuela Millions have joined a general strike called by the opposition as pressure mounts to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly
|
| Jul.13 |
Fugitive Venezuelan pilot, reappears at vigil |
|
| May.15 |
Venezuela: Teenager killed as mass protests rage |
|
| May.2 |
Venezuela crisis: Opposition condemns Maduro move
|
| Apr.26 |
Venezuela to withdraw from OAS as deadly protests continue Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States, accusing the grouping of meddling in its internal affairs
|
| Apr.19 |
Teenager and woman shot dead at anti-government protests |
| 2016 |
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| Sep.1 |
Venezuela: Hundreds of thousands take part in rival marches |
| 2014 |
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| Feb.25 |
Barricades go up in Venezuela |
|
| Feb.15 |
Protests, violence continue in Venezuela
| 2007 |
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| Nov.28 |
Students, police clash |
|
| May.26 |
Tens of thousands protest over TV issue
| 2004 |
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| Mar.6 |
Mass anti-Chavez rally in Caracas |
|
| Mar.2 |
Protests greet Chavez poll ruling |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.3 |
Two die in street clashes |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.18 |
Strike strangles oil exports
|
|
| 2010 |
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| Oct.15 |
Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant |
|
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| 2013 |
|
| Mar.7 |
Leaders gather for state funeral of Hugo Chavez
|
| Mar.6 |
Body of Hugo Chavez lies in state |
|
| Mar.6 |
Thousands march with Chavez coffin |
|
| Mar.5 |
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him
| Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after the death, emphasizing in state TV broadcasts that all branches of the government and the military were standing together
|
| |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela MPs in punch-up over poll
|
| Jan.5 |
Chavez ally elected by assembly National Assembly has met to choose its leader Diosdado Cabello, a possible stand-in for President Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer su...
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Chavez gets power to govern by decree Lame-duck National Assembly has granted President Hugo Chavez the power to pass laws by decree for the next 18 months
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.31 |
Lawmakers give Chavez sweeping powers |
|
| Jan.18 |
Rule by decree passed for Chavez National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the President the power to rule by decree for 18 months
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