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Venezuela receives a shipment of 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX initiative.
2021-10-10

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

Around ten heads of state attend the 17th Non-aligned Movement summit in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, including Evo Morales of Bolivia, Raúl Castro of Cuba, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro.
2016-09-17

Venezuela orders producers to divert supplies to state stores amid a chronic shortage of goods.
2015-07-20

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

The Venezuelan government announces that Hugo Chávez is in stable condition, and is still receiving medical treatment for a respiratory infection.
2013-01-8

A riot in the Yare I prison in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas kills at least 20 people.
2012-08-20

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrives back in Cuba for chemotherapy treatment.
2011-07-16

Accused drug lord Walid Makled Garcia is extradited from Colombia to Venezuela.
2011-05-9

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