Venezuelan opposition removes “interim President” Guaido

Here’s a name we haven’t seen popping up in the news for a while now. Juan Guaido has been the “interim president” of Venezuela for the past three years since the widely disputed reelection of Nicolas Maduro. Most western nations including the United States recognized Guaido as the Venezuelan president. But Maduro never seemed to let that bother him or slow him down. He’s maintained control of the military and nearly all other domestic agencies and activities. But this week, Guaido’s own opposition party voted to remove him and dissolve his unofficial, parallel government, replacing it with a special commission tasked with controlling the country’s overseas assets. (Reuters)Read More