The Leader of the Venezuelan Asamblea Nacional, Juan Guaidó, Declares Himself Venezuela’s Interim President

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On January 23, 2019, Juan Guaidó, the president of Venezuela’s unicameral legislature, the Asamblea Nacional or AN, declared himself “presidente encargado” (“president in charge”) to serve as interim president of Venezuela based on provisions of the country’s constitution, with the goal of holding new presidential elections. He made his declaration on an historic and symbolic date in Venezuela: on January 23, 1958, the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez collapsed. The United States, Canada, the European Union, and most countries in the region recognized Guaidó as Venezuela’s president, though Russia, China, and Venezuela’s “Bolivarian” allies in the region recognized President Nicolás Maduro, who still claims support of the all-important Venezuelan military. The events generated massive amounts of commentary in the Latin American news media.

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