Crisis in Venezuela

Crisis in Venezuela
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Date2 June 2010[1][2] – present
(16 years, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Venezuela
Caused by
Goals
  • Regime change and removal of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Restoration of diplomatic relations with the United States
Status
Parties to the civil conflict

Venezuela Government of Venezuela

    • GPPSB
    • National Assembly of Venezuela (III and V and VI Legislator)
    • Constitutent National Assembly (2017–2020)
    • Supreme Tribunal of Justice
    • National Electoral Council
    • National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
    • Bolivarian National Police
    • SEBIN
    • GDMC
    • Cartel of the Suns[a]

Supporting parties:

    • United Socialist Party of Venezuela
    • Fatherland for All
    • Tupamaro
    • For Social Democracy
    • Republican Bicentennial Vanguard
    • Venezuelan Popular Unity
    • Alliance for Change (Since 2015)
    • People's Electoral Movement
    • Movement We Are Venezuela
    • Networks Party
    • Authentic Renewal Organization
    • Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents
    • Communist Party of Venezuela (until 2020)

Pro-Maduro groups:

Venezuela Venezuelan opposition

  • National Armed Forces of Venezuela (defected)
    • Venezuelan Army (defected)
    • Venezuelan Air Force (defected)
    • Venezuelan Navy (defected)
    • Venezuelan National Guard (defected)
  • Venezuelan National Police (defected)

Supporting parties:

  • Vente Venezuela
  • Justice First
  • Popular Will
  • Radical Cause
  • Project Venezuela
  • National Convergence
  • Copei (de jure)
  • Democratic Action (de jure)
  • A New Era
  • Fearless People's Alliance
  • Red Flag Party (de jure)
  • Communist Party of Venezuela (since 2020)
  • Ecological Movement of Venezuela
  • Neighborhood Force
  • Progressive Advance

Student Movement
Episcopal Conference of Venezuela
Resistance groups

United States United States
Lead figures
  • Venezuela Hugo ChávezTemplate:Natural causes
  • Venezuela Nicolás Maduro (POW)
  • Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez
  • Venezuela Diosdado Cabello
  • Venezuela Yván Gil
  • Venezuela Jorge Rodríguez
  • Venezuela Vladimir Padrino López
  • Venezuela Tarek William Saab
  • Venezuela Elvis Amoroso
  • Venezuela Iván Hernández Dala
  • Venezuela Gustavo González López
  • Venezuela Tareck El Aissami (until 2023)
  • Venezuela Cilia Flores (POW)
  • Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Guerra
  • Venezuela Jorge Arreaza
  • Venezuela Elías Jaua
  • Venezuela Héctor Rodríguez Castro
  • Venezuela Aristóbulo Istúriz #
  • Venezuela Néstor Reverol
  • Venezuela Carmen Meléndez
  • Venezuela Luisa Ortega Díaz (until 2017)
  • Venezuela Tibisay Lucena #
  • Venezuela Jorge García Carneiro #
  • Venezuela Pedro Tellechea (until 2024)
  • Venezuela Alex Saab
  • Venezuela Iris Varela
  • Venezuela Ernesto Villegas
  • Venezuela Freddy Bernal
  • Venezuela Caryslia Rodríguez
  • Venezuela Maikel Moreno
  • Venezuela Gladys Gutiérrez
United States Donald Trump
United States Marco Rubio
United States Dan Caine
United States Pete Hegseth
Casualties
374+ deaths in protests[47][48][49]
12,620+ detentions[50][51][52]
9,100,000+ displaced as of 17 May 2025[53]

The crisis in Venezuela is a current total crisis regarding economy, society and politics in Venezuela since the 2010s under the leadership of Hugo Chávez all the way to the Nicolás Maduro's presidency. This is the worst crisis ever to happen in Venezuela (economically)[54] and is also one of the worst economic crisis in the Americas.[55][56] The crisis emerged when populist policies of Chávez and Maduro, called the "Bolivarian Revolution" faltered,[57] plus oil rates reached low in early 2015 which intensifies the situation to the point it is getting out of control.[58][59]

The decreasing Venezuela's GDP & GDP per capita rates from 2013 to 2017 are much worse than the United States' Great Depression era, perhaps even worse than Russia, Cuba and Albania after communism collapsed in 1989–91.[60][61] The yearly consumer inflation rates have reached hundred to thousand percentage points, the economy shrinks by 20% every year.[62] Food shortage causes 75% population to lose an average of 8,7kg (18,5 pound)[63] of weight and a 2018 study of three Venezuelan universities shows 90% Venezuelans are living in poor conditions.[64]

The Venezuelan crisis is impacting deeply to ordinary Venezuelans. Political corruption, loss of basic goods, business bankrupt, unemployment, plus the economy relies on oil and many, making it hard to solve the problems. Crimes are getting higher, making Venezuela as top countries with the highest violence rates. In 2015, the murder rates in Venezuela are 90 in 100,000 people, which is 18 times higher than the United States' 5 in 100,000 people rates.[65]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alleged by the United States. While the involvement of various Venezuelan government and military officials with drug cartels has been documented,[6] independent experts dispute the existence of an organised cartel run by these officials.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Chávez declara 'guerra económica' a burguesía en Venezuela". El Universo (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Ellsworth, Brian (14 February 2012). "Insight: Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy". Reuters. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Pierson, Brendan (14 December 2017). "Nephews of Venezuela's first lady sentenced to 18 years in U.S. drug case". Reuters. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Ramsey, Geoff; Smilde, David (March 2020). Beyond the narcostate narrative — What U.S. Drug Monitoring Data Says About Venezuela (PDF) (Report). Washington D.C., United States: Washington Office on Latin America.
  5. ↑ Kenney, Chelsa (3 July 2023). Venezuela: Illicit Financial Flows and U.S. Efforts to Disrupt Them (PDF) (Report). Washington D.C., United States: United States Government Accountability Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ↑ [3][4][5]
  7. 1 2 "US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?". France24. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Pozzebon, Stefano (1 September 2025). "Trump claims Venezuela's Maduro is a drug-trafficking threat to the US. Does the data back him up?". CNN. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Paredes, Norberto (24 November 2025). "What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling as a terrorist organisation?". BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ↑ [7][8][9][7]
  11. ↑ "Exclusive: Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela's Maduro – sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  12. ↑ "Detectan la presencia de mercenarios del Grupo Wagner entre militares venezolanos y esta es la prueba (FOTOS)". La Patilla (in Spanish). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  13. ↑ "Denuncian que guerrillas colombianas causaron muerte a venezolanos durante manifestaciones contra Maduro". Infobae (in Spanish). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. ↑ HispanTV. "Bolivia y ALBA respaldan a Venezuela ante injerencias". HISPANTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  15. ↑ "Lukashenko on Maduro's abduction: There was collusion and betrayal". Belarus.by. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the U.S. Seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and His Wife". Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Vacía, La Silla (2025-08-10). ""Colombia y Venezuela son el mismo pueblo, la misma bandera": Petro". La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  18. ↑ "Aumenta a 80 el número de muertos tras bombardeos de Estados Unidos en Venezuela, según NYT" [The death toll from US airstrikes in Venezuela has risen to 80, according to the NYT]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Iran says it backs Maduro government after US operation". Iran International. January 4, 2026. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Nicaragua instó en Celac demandar respeto a soberanía de Venezuela". Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "North Korea sends tough message to US after Venezuela attack, fires multiple ballistic missiles". Wion. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "US capture exposes Palestinian Authority's hidden support for Venezuelan dictator Maduro". The Jerusalem Post. 9 January 2026.
  23. ↑ Altman, Howard (4 November 2025). "Moscow Just Gave Venezuela Air Defenses, Not Ruling Out Strike Missiles: Russian Official". TheWarZone.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  24. ↑ ""Tramp nikad nije računao na Mačado i opoziciju u Venecueli": Smajlović i Radomirović o reakciji Srbije i implikacijama". 8 January 2026. Nakon što su američke snage izvršile hapšenje venecuelanskog predsednika Nikolasa Madura i njegove supruge Silije Flores, globalne reakcije kretale su se od osuda Rusije i Kine zbog kršenja Povelje UN, preko podrške većeg dela regiona Balkana akciji SAD, do spekulacija o implikacijama ove akcije na Kolumbiju, Kubu i Grenland. Ipak, predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić odlučno je osudio intervenciju, naglašavajući prijateljske odnose sa Venecuelom i njenu podršku po pitanju teritorijalnog integriteta Srbije u odnosu na Kosovo i Metohiju.
  25. ↑ Vasilyeva, Nataliya (24 January 2019). "Venezuela crisis: Familiar geopolitical sides take shape". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 January 2019. Russia, China, Iran, Syria and Cuba have come down on one side ...
  26. ↑ "Arrestimi i Maduros, Spiropali: Shqipëria është përkrah SHBA". Gazeta Tema (in Albanian). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  27. ↑ "La Argentina reconoció oficialmente el triunfo de Edmundo González Urrutia en Venezuela". infobae (in European Spanish). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  28. ↑ "Rodrigo Paz: 'No reconozco a Venezuela como un sistema democrático'". Erbol (in Spanish). 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  29. ↑ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2024-08-16). "Lula endurece el tono ante Maduro: "Venezuela vive un régimen muy desagradable" con un "sesgo autoritario"". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  30. ↑ "El G-7 reconoce el triunfo electoral de Edmundo González: "Seguiremos apoyando los esfuerzos para facilitar una transición democrática"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  31. ↑ ADeBarros (2024-07-29). "Boric: "Los resultados electorales en Venezuela son difíciles de creer (...) no reconoceremos ningún resultado que no sea verificable"". AlbertoNews - Periodismo sin censura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  32. ↑ RedacciónRPP (2024-07-29). "Colombia pide el "conteo total" y "auditoria independiente" de los votos tras las elecciones en Venezuela". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  33. ↑ @MFA_Croatia (January 3, 2026). "Situacija u Venezueli već je niz godina obilježena dubokom političkom, gospodarskom i institucionalnom krizom, koja se očituje u ozbiljno narušenom funkcioniranju državnih institucija, gospodarskom padu, kršenju ljudskih prava te teškoj humanitarnoj krizi koja je potaknula masovne migracije stanovništva. Režim Nicolása Madura nije imao legitimitet koji proizlazi iz demokratski provedenih izbora. Duboke unutarnje političke podjele, kao i različiti pristupi međunarodne zajednice prema vlastima u Caracasu, dodatno su usložnili ionako složeno stanje u zemlji" (Tweet) (in Croatian) – via Twitter.
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  35. ↑ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/dominican-republic-grants-u-s-access-to-restricted-areas-for-its-fight-against-drug-trafficking
  36. ↑ "Ecuador reconoce a Edmundo González como ganador de las elecciones en Venezuela". Primicias. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  37. ↑ "Bukele señala fraude en Venezuela y dice no restablecerá relaciones si no hay "elecciones de verdad"". Diario El Mundo (in Spanish). 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  38. ↑ González, Ana. "Gobierno de Guatemala desconoce los resultados de las elecciones en Venezuela". República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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  41. ↑ "Israel reconoce a Edmundo González como presidente electo de Venezuela". Semana (in Spanish). 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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  45. ↑ "Elecciones en Venezuela: Perú se convierte en el primer país en considerar a Edmundo González como "presidente electo"". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  46. ↑ ""Paraguay reafirma su respaldo a Edmundo González y llama a la unión regional por la democracia"". Archived from the original on 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
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  48. ↑ Lapatilla (2014-06-21). "Sube a 43 el saldo de muertos en protestas en el país". LaPatilla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  49. ↑ Runrun.es, Redacción (2017-07-09). "FOTOS, INFOGRAFÍA Y MAPA | 112 muertos durante los primeros 100 días de protestas en Venezuela". Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  50. ↑ Lapatilla (2017-07-28). "Foro Penal: Van 4848 arrestos durante la represión de las protestas". LaPatilla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  51. ↑ Lapatilla (2019-01-29). "Brutal represión del régimen de Maduro ha dejado 43 asesinados y 956 detenciones arbitrarias desde el #21Ene". LaPatilla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
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