Venezuela, Trump, Oil, Machado: developments within this South American country by Ann Smith.
Venezuela’s rocky relationship with the United States has spanned decades, from Hugo Chávez’s rise in 1999 to Nicolás Maduro’s disputed rule today. Accusations of U.S.-backed coups, Washington’s support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó, and Venezuela’s contested 2024 election have kept tensions high. When rival candidate María Corina Machado was barred from running, doubts over Maduro’s reelection spread worldwide. Her reappearance at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony after years in hiding has now thrust Venezuela’s political struggle back into the global spotlight. Venezuela is in the north of South America, a large triangular country the combined size of France and Germany. Compared to other South American countries, economic development has been fast. During the 20th century it was transformed from a relatively poor agrarian society to a rapidly urbanizing one. From 1958 it was politically stable under democratic rule with a thriving petroleum industry t...
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