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Two Russian military planes, an Ilyushin Il-62 and an Antonov An-124, land at Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, carrying senior Defence Ministry official Vasily Tonkoshkurov, Василий Петрович, a large amount of equipment and about 100 troops. Russia, which three months earlier held joint military exercises on Venezuelan soil, condemned other countries for backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó against embattled President Nicolás Maduro.
2019-03-24

The birthplace of late President Hugo Chávez is burned by protesters as violence and looting spreads through Barinas, Venezuela following the death of a protester.
2017-05-22

Venezuelans continue their march against President Nicolás Maduro with thousands flocking into the streets of Caracas for a second day.
2017-04-20

Nicolás Maduro, acting President of Venezuela, officially begins his campaign to succeed Hugo Chávez in the late leader's hometown ahead of the April 14 election.
2013-04-3

Following the state funeral of former President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez, Vice President Nicolás Maduro is officially sworn in as Interim President.
2013-03-8

The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice rules that the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chávez can be deferred while his recovery continues from a cancer operation.
2013-01-9

Venezuelan Cabinet ministers get together to pray for the recovery of President Hugo Chávez, who is in Cuba recovering from a cancer operation.
2012-12-31

Nicolás Maduro, the Vice President of Venezuela, warns that President Hugo Chávez faces a "difficult" recovery from cancer surgery in Cuba.
2012-12-12

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez welcomes President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos to Caracas.
2010-11-2

President Hugo Chávez vows to withdraw Venezuela from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights following its publication of a highly critical report on human rights in the country.
2010-02-25