Juan Guaidó’s Bid for Military Support Flopped in Venezuela as Other Nations Search for a Solution to the Expanding Crisis

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On April 30, 2019, Juan Guaidó, president of the Venezuelan Asamblea Nacional or AN, called for a military uprising against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó insisted that the move was the “beginning of the end” for Maduro’s regime, and that there was “no turning back.” In the days that followed, the effort quickly collapsed. Some observers called the move a legitimate and even constitutional revolt against a “usurper,” while others called it “a failed coup attempt.” What it means for Venezuela’s ongoing crisis is a matter of dispute among pundits, editorialists, and foreign ministries throughout the region.

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