Sunday, 3 February 2019

Venezuelan general defects as anti-Maduro rallies draw huge crowds

By Ana Isabel Martinez and Angus Berwick CARACAS (Reuters) - A high-ranking Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim chief as huge crowds rallied against the head of state, adding pressure on Maduro to step down. The military's support is crucial for the embattled Maduro, who is deeply unpopular largely due to an unprecedented economic crisis that has prompted an exodus of millions, but claims he is victim of a coup directed by the United States

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