Category:Venezuela

Books

• The Visible Hand of the Market - Economic Warfare in Venezuela - Pasqualina Curcio Curcio, 2017 (pdf, 5.4 Mb)

Documentaries

• The War On Democracy (2007) John Pilger

The film unearths the real story behind the attempted overthrow of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez in 2002 and how the people of the barrios of Caracas rose up to force his return to power.

• Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre (2004) Estreito Meio Productions

The whole world knew that on the 11 of April, 2002, in Venezuela, there occurred a massacre. The whole world condemned the deaths of so many humans. Several people that were filmed shooting from a bridge in Caracas were shown as the culprits of the massacre that caused 19 fatal deaths. This information went around the world. But together with the deaths and injuries from that day, there was another victim: The truth. This documentary shows images, testimony, and key historical facts hidden by many mainstream media about the massacre at Llaguno Bridge.

'Atypical dollarisation'

• Maduro Causes a Stir with About-Face on Dollarisation - Venezuela Analysis, December 10, 2019

Guaido gone?

• "You were a dream turned into a nightmare" -Cassad, January 5, 2020. Photos show Guaido blocked at the entrance.

  As the United States continued to bog down the Middle East, Maduro and the Chavists threw fake "Venezuelan President" Guaido from the post of head of parliament. Instead of Guaido, parliament is now led by pro-Chavist activist Luis Parra, even supported by some former Guaido supporters

• Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó rival declares himself new Speaker -BBC, January 5, 2020

31 tonnes of gold in Bank of England

• Bank Of England To Keep Venezuela’s $1 Billion Gold Stash - Ollie Williams, Forbes, July 2, 2020

• However, a ruling from London's high court on Thursday (July 2) said that Juan Guaidó is the “constitutional interim President of Venezuela”, thereby blocking the request of the Maduro controlled BVC (Venezuela's central bank).

• Gold in London bank sparks battle between Venezuelan rivals - Yahoo News, July 1, 2020

Despite its support for Guaidó, the United Kingdom continues to have diplomatic ties with Maduro’s government. Maduro’s ambassador, Rocío Maneiro, is recognized by the British government and has control of the Venezuelan Embassy in London, while British Ambassador Andrew Soper remains in Caracas. At the same time, the British have not granted diplomatic credentials to the envoy Guaidó has named ambassador to the United Kingdom.

• Venezuela central bank wins right to appeal British ruling recognising Guaido: lawyers - Reuters, July 24, 2020
• Venezuelan Gov't Wins Appeal on Gold Reserves Held in the UK - Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis.com, October 5, 2020

Monday’s decision by Lord Justices Lewison, Males and Phillips called on the UK government to clarify its “recognition” of Guaido.

It will be necessary to determine whether:

(1) HMG [Her Majesty’s government] recognises Mr Guaido as President of Venezuela for all purposes and therefore does not recognise Mr Maduro as President for any purpose; or

(2) HMG recognises Mr Guaido as entitled to be the President of Venezuela and thus entitled to exercise all the powers of the President but also recognises Mr Maduro as the person who does in fact exercise some or all of the powers of the President of Venezuela.

• Minister pushing Venezuela regime change discussed its oil with petrol company - Matt Kennard, Declassified UK, November 16, 2021
• Top UK court partly rules in favour of Guaido in Venezuela gold case - Reuters, December 21, 2021

In a press release, the Supreme Court said British courts were bound to accept that the British government does not recognise Maduro as Venezuela's president "for any purpose". However, the court said it remained necessary to consider whether to recognise judgments by Venezuela's Supreme Court ruling that Guaido's transition statute was null and void, and it asked the English commercial Court to do so.