Sources: BBC
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Venezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo in Guayana Esequiba ahead of a referendum on its rights to the disputed territory, but does not forbid Venezuela from going ahead with the referendum as Guyana requested. 2023-12-1
Venezuela launches its second monetary overhaul in the past three years by cutting six zeros from its currency in order to simplify accounting. This move was in response to hyperinflation, which reached an annual record of 1,743%, amid a serious ongoing economic crisis. 2021-10-1
Venezuela launches a vaccination program against COVID-19 using Sputnik V vaccine starting with frontline health workers. 2021-02-18
The Venezuelan bolívar fuerte is replaced with the "Sovereign Bolivar" in an attempt to curb inflation. Venezuela announces that the new currency will be linked to the petro, a form of cryptocurrency operated by the country. 2018-08-20
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro storm the opposition-controlled National Assembly and injure several lawmakers, including the President of the National Assembly, Julio Borges. Several journalists were also injured in the assault. 2017-07-5
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro suspends plans to eliminate the 100 bolívar note from circulation, in a country where much of the population lives on cash, without bank accounts. 2016-12-17
A Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKK crashes near the Colombian border after an illicit aircraft, probably linked to illicit drugs, enters Venezuelan airspace. 2015-09-18
The inaugural meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States due to be held in Venezuela next week is deferred due to a slow recovery of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez from an operation in Cuba. 2011-06-30
The United States charges 2 married former nuclear contractors with trying to give away the country's nuclear secrets to Venezuela. 2010-09-17
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez announces that the national currency, the bolívar, will be devalued for the first time since 2005, by between 17% and 50%. 2010-01-9