2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis

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The 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis was a major political standoff in which opposition leader Juan Guaidó challenged Nicolás Maduro’s presidency, triggering widespread domestic protests and intense international involvement, particularly from the United States and its allies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional crisis ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
characterizedBy dual claims to the Venezuelan presidency ⓘ
intense international diplomatic pressure ⓘ
large-scale anti-government demonstrations ⓘ
pro-government counter-demonstrations ⓘ
severe economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
endDate no clear formal end; de facto waned by 2021 ⓘ
hasCause allegations of electoral fraud in Venezuela ⓘ
contestation of Nicolás Maduro’s second term ⓘ
disputed 2018 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ
hasPart 2019 Venezuelan blackout political fallout ⓘ
30 April 2019 Venezuelan uprising ⓘ
humanitarian aid standoff at Venezuelan borders ⓘ
international recognition battle over Venezuelan presidency ⓘ
mass protests in Venezuela in 2019 ⓘ
incumbentLeader Nicolás Maduro ⓘ
involves China ⓘ
Contact Group on Venezuela ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Juan Guaidó ⓘ
Lima Group ⓘ
Nicolás Maduro ⓘ
Organization of American States ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
Venezuelan Armed Forces ⓘ
Venezuelan National Assembly ⓘ
legalBasisClaimedByOpposition Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela ⓘ
location Caracas ⓘ
other major Venezuelan cities ⓘ
mainSubject legitimacy of the Venezuelan presidency ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy international news organizations ⓘ
oppositionLeader Juan Guaidó ⓘ
outcome continued de facto control of state institutions by Nicolás Maduro ⓘ
progressive loss of international recognition for Juan Guaidó after 2020 ⓘ
positionClaimedByJuanGuaidó interim president of Venezuela ⓘ
positionClaimedByNicolásMaduro constitutional president of Venezuela ⓘ
recognizedAsInterimPresidentBy Argentina (2019 government) ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
most Lima Group members ⓘ
recognizedMaduroGovernmentBy China ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Mexico (at the time under AMLO) ⓘ
linked to: Mexico

Russia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
Uruguay (initially neutral-dialogue stance) ⓘ
relatedTo United States sanctions on Venezuela ⓘ
Venezuelan refugee crisis ⓘ
significantEventDate 2019-01-23 ⓘ
startDate 2019-01-10 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Venezuela–United States relations → historicalEvent → 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis ⓘ
Special Representative for Venezuela (United States Department of State) → createdDuring → Venezuelan presidential crisis (2019) ⓘ
linked to: 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis → hasPart → 30 April 2019 Venezuelan uprising ⓘ
linked to: 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis