2019 in Venezuela

Events of 2019 in Venezuela.

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Incumbents

• President: Nicolás Maduro, Juan Guaidó (presidential crisis)
• Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez

Governors

• Amazonas: Miguel Rodríguez
• Anzoátegui: Antonio Barreto Sira
• Apure: Ramón Carrizales
• Aragua: Rodolfo Clemente Marco Torres
• Barinas: Argenis Chávez
• Bolívar: Justo Noguera Pietri
• Carabobo: Rafael Lacava
• Cojedes: Margaud Godoy
• Delta Amacuro: Lizeta Hernández
• Falcón: Víctor Clark
• Guárico: José Manuel Vásquez
• Lara: Carmen Meléndez and Adolfo Pereira Antique
• Mérida: Ramón Guevara
• Miranda: Héctor Rodríguez
• Monagas: Yelitza Santaella
• Nueva Esparta: Alfredo Díaz
• Portuguesa: Rafael Calles
• Sucre: Edwin Rojas
• Táchira: Laidy Gómez
• Trujillo: Henry Rangel Silva
• Vargas: Jorge García Carneiro
• Yaracuy: Julio León Heredia
• Zulia: Omar Prieto

Events

• 5 Jan
  • The new leadership of the National Assembly is sworn in, with Juan Guaidó as its President.
• 10 Jan
  • After the May 2018 presidential election, Nicolás Maduro is sworn in as Venezuelan President for the second time, to controversy
• 23 Jan
  • The nation protests, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets across the nation.
  • A 4.5 magnitude^[1] earthquake hits in Sucre.
  • Opposition leader Juan Guaidó swears himself in as President of Venezuela, with de facto President Nicolás Maduro not recognizing this.^[2]
  • The United States, Canada and several Latin American nations recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela.^[3]
  • President Nicolás Maduro says Caracas is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela.^[4]

Births

Main article: births in 2019

Further information: Category:2019 births

Deaths

March

• March 6 - Alí Domínguez, journalist (b. 1992)^[5]

May

• May 2 – Juan Vicente Torrealba, Venezuelan harpist and composer (b. 1917)^[6]

References

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2. "Violent protests in Venezuela: Live updates". www.cnn.com. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
3. Goodman, Joshua. "Venezuela breaks diplomatic ties with U.S. after Trump recognizes opposition leader as president". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
4. "The Latest: Venezuelan lawyers seeking protection for Guaido". AP NEWS. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
5. Guerrero, Sandra (2019-03-07). "Hermano de periodista asesinado pide que el caso no quede impune". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
6. "A los 102 años falleció el maestro Juan Vicente Torrealba". 5 February 2019.