2019 Venezuela coup attempt
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2019 Venezuelan Coup d'état attempt | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Maduro loyalists (Russian Backing) | Guaidó loyalists (American Backing)
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nicolás Maduro | Juan Guaidó | ||||||
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Venezuelan National Militia | Defectors |
Beginning on 30 April 2019, acting President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, with the support of defectors from the Venezuelan Armed Forces launched a Coup d'état (Code-named 'Operation Liberty' by Guaidó) against Socialist dictator and de facto President Nicolás Maduro.
Timeline of Events
At about 6:25 a.m April 30 Guaidó posted a video online that called for a military-backed revolt aginst Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. [1]