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<h1 class="reader-title">Venezuela Cuts Relations with United
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<p>President Nicolas Maduro announced that he was cutting
all diplomatic relations with the United States after
U.S. President Donald Trump recognized lawmaker Juan
Gauido as interim president, after the opposition
lawmaker illegally self-appointed himself as president
of the country, breaking the constitution.</p>
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<p><em><strong>RELATED:<br>
<a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/New-Coup-Attempt-In-Venezuela-Led-by-Juan-Guaido-20190123-0022.html"
target="_blank">New Coup Attempt In Venezuela
Led by Juan Guaido</a></strong></em></p>
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<p>"They went too far. I have decided to break all
diplomatic and political relations with the imperialist
government of the United States. Out! They can all
leave," Maduro said as he gave a speech from the
presidential palace in Caracas. "They aim to rule
Venezuela from Washington."</p>
<p>President Nicolas Maduro gave a 72-hour deadline to the
U.S. representatives in Venezuela to leave the South
American sovereign nation, after their President Donald
Trump, backed the coup d'etat attempt led by Guaido. </p>
<p>"Venezuela is respected! Neither coup nor
interventionism. Venezuela wants peace, wants progress,"
said President Nicolas Maduro rejecting any coup and
interventionist attempts in the country.</p>
<p>The governments of Mexico, Bolivia, Turkey and Rusia
have stated that they recognize Bolivarian President
Nicolas Maduro Moros as the constitutional and
democratically elected president of Venezuela.</p>
<p>"Don't trust the gringo empire. That's what drives
their interest - the desire for Venezuelan oil, gas, and
gold. These do not belong to you, they belong to the
sovereign people of Venezuela," warned President Maduro
to the Venezuelan people.</p>
<p>The left-wing parties in Chile have heavily criticized
the decision taken by President Sebastian Piñeara of
recognizing the illegally self-appointed "president"
Juan Guaido. According to Jaime Naranjo, a lawmaker for
the Socialist Party of Chile, the decision of Piñera is
like trying to "put out a fire with gas."</p>
<p>"It seems to me that it is an absolute and absurd
diplomatic imprudence. You can not recognize a
government when it has in our own country, recognizing
another government with an installed ambassador (...)
The decision taken by the (Chilean) Government does not
help the Venezuelan democratic process at all," stated
Naranjo.</p>
<p>"US Vice President openly calls for regime change in
#Venezuela. So-called "rules-based order" promoted by
West is nothing more than "fig leaf" of meddling in
other country's affairs. Striking similarities with 2014
Western-backed "maidan" coup in #Ukraine," stated the
Russian embassy in Canada on their official Twitter
account.</p>
<p>According to Alberto Garzon, coordinator of the United
Left and militant of the Communist Party of Spain "There
has just been a coup in Venezuela by the Venezuelan
right-wing under the protection of the U.S. government.
A regrettable classic." According to him, this has been
gestating for several years, and it has not been the
first coup backed by the U.S.</p>
<p>He hopes that this coup will also be a failure, "so
that peace and dialogue are preserved and external
interference led by Donald Trump is rejected." As Guaido
has been self-proclaimed as president and was backed
almost immediately by the U.S. government "that is
backing the coup d'etat." He also states that this coup,
in Spain, is being backed by the far-right, to which
Garzon asks: "Isn't this representative? of what is
happening in Venezuela?<br>
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<h1 class="reader-title">New Coup Attempt In Venezuela
Led by Juan Guaido</h1>
January 23, 2019</div>
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<p>The <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-Top-Court-Calls-for-Probe-into-Illegal-Actions-of-Suspended-National-Assembly-20190123-0020.html"
target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> and
international right advances in its
destabilizing plans, which are rejected
by revolutionary people in the streets.</p>
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<p><em><strong>RELATED:<br>
<a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-Top-Court-Calls-for-Probe-into-Illegal-Actions-of-Suspended-National-Assembly-20190123-0020.html"
target="_blank">Venezuelan Top Court
Calls for Probe into Illegal Actions
of Suspended National Assembly</a></strong></em></p>
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<p>The <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-VP-to-Mike-Pence-Yankee-Go-Home-20190122-0018.html"
target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> right-wing,
backed by the United States and other
right-wing governments in the region, continue
with their coup agenda against the Bolivarian
government. Meanwhile, in the streets of
Caracas, Chavismo mobilizes in defense of
peace, democracy and sovereignty of the
country in the face of interference and
destabilization of the national and
international right-wing.</p>
<p>In an unconstitutional event the president of
the National Assembly in judiciary contempt,
Juan Guaido, sworn himself in on Wednesday
morning. After which U.S. President Donald
Trump recognized the illegal self-proclaimed
president. The same was done by the Secretary
General of the Organization of American States
(OAS), Luis Almagro, who has
instigated attacks against Venezuela and his
Government.</p>
<p>For his part, US Secretary of State, Mike
Pompeo, joined the interference with a call to
Venezuelan military and security forces "to
support democracy." In addition, he gave his
support to Guaidó "while establishing a
transitional government and preparing
elections." Other presidents and governments
of Latin America have supported Guaido,
directly attacking the Bolivarian Government
of democratically elected President Nicolas
Maduro.</p>
<p><strong>The strategy: Usurp powers</strong></p>
<p>This Wednesday the Constitutional Chamber of
the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) urged the
Prosecutor's Office to determine the
responsibilities of the members of the
National Assembly (AN), in contempt, for the
usurpation of the powers of the Executive.</p>
<p>Judge Juan Jose Mendoza pointed out that the
National Assembly "expressly violates Article
236, numerals 4 and 15, as it seems to usurp
the competence of the President of the
Republic in directing the foreign relations of
the State."</p>
<p>He also ratified the unconstitutionality of
the acts of the AN and found that it continues
in contempt.</p>
<p><strong>Juan Guaido, the new face of the coup</strong></p>
<p>The appointment of Juan Guiado as "leader" of
the Venezuelan opposition is not casual, the
act responds to the construction of an image
that seems more "popular," contrary to that of
the traditional leaders of the Venezuelan
right-wing.</p>
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<p><em><strong>RELATED:<br>
<a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-VP-to-Mike-Pence-Yankee-Go-Home-20190122-0018.html"
target="_blank">Venezuela's VP to Mike
Pence: 'Yankee, Go Home'</a></strong></em></p>
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<p>Guido has his origins based in the popular
middle class, he is an engineer graduated from
a private university, even his physical
appearance is far from the traditional profile
opponent.</p>
<p>His image contrasts with the one of the
president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, who
comes from the working class as a bus driver.
Guaido was a protagonist of the violent
actions of the opposition in 2007, 2014 and
2017 usually known as Guarimbas.</p>
<p><strong>Background: Opposition and usurpation</strong></p>
<p>On April 11, 2002, the Venezuelan opposition
also ignored the Constitution and staged a
coup d'état, in which the president of
Fedecamaras (Federation of the commerce
chambers), Pedro Carmona Estanga, declared
himself president, with the complicity of the
country's media and oligarchic sector.</p>
<p>Carmona revoked the 1999 Constitution and the
49 enabling laws decreed by President Hugo
Chavez in the framework of the Enabling Law.
It also dissolved the other public powers, the
Supreme Court of Justice, the Attorney General
of the Republic, the Ombudsman, the National
Electoral Council, the National Assembly and
the General Comptroller of the Republic.</p>
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