Leopoldo López
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Nicolás MaduroSuccession, special election, and faltering economyEven the imprisonment of Leopoldo López, the leader of the hard-line faction of the opposition, brought only limited protest. Emboldened, in July Maduro’s government incarcerated several high-profile critics.
Read MoreEven the imprisonment of Leopoldo López, the leader of the hard-line faction of the opposition, brought only limited protest. Emboldened, in July Maduro’s government incarcerated several high-profile critics.
Read More- Nicolás MaduroCreation of the constituent assembly
…after the election, opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents. The two had been under house arrest for their alleged connection to antigovernment protests in 2014, but the Maduro-backed Supreme Court ordered their rearrest, spurring…
Read More…after the election, opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents. The two had been under house arrest for their alleged connection to antigovernment protests in 2014, but the Maduro-backed Supreme Court ordered their rearrest, spurring…
Read More - Nicolás MaduroThe failed April 2019 insurrection and its aftermath
…supportive soldiers and accompanied by López (who had left house arrest), announced that the “final phase” of the operation to oust Maduro had begun. Guaidó claimed that important contingents of the country’s security forces had joined the insurrection. In truth, the head of Venezuela’s intelligence apparatus had switched sides, but…
Read More…supportive soldiers and accompanied by López (who had left house arrest), announced that the “final phase” of the operation to oust Maduro had begun. Guaidó claimed that important contingents of the country’s security forces had joined the insurrection. In truth, the head of Venezuela’s intelligence apparatus had switched sides, but…
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