Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has the Venezuelan military deploy air defense missiles to its border with Colombia after declaring an "orange alert" signifying potential or likely incoming threat. 2019-09-7
Nicolás Maduro confirms United States reports that top Venezuelan officials are having secret meetings with members of the Trump administration. Maduro claims that the talks encourage Trump to listen to him; United States sources claim that the talks encourage Maduro supporters to defect. 2019-08-20
The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on governors of four states of Venezuela, all of them members of the ruling United Socialist Party. 2019-02-26
The President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, is briefly detained in Caracas after saying he was prepared to assume the country's presidency. 2019-01-13
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blames an alleged assassination attempt on Colombia and Venezuelan exiles in the U.S. state of Florida. 2018-08-4
Departing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos grants 2-year citizenship rights to over 440,000 displaced Venezuelans living in Colombia, giving them certainty in access to medical and financial aid. [https:--reliefweb.int-sites-reliefweb.int-files-resources-65043.pdf (United Nations)], [https:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-colombian-president-lends-hand-refugees-venezuela-56993094 (ABC News)]Colombia-Venezuela relations2018-08-2
Departing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos grants 2-year citizenship rights to over 440,000 displaced Venezuelans living in Colombia, giving them certainty in access to medical and financial aid. 2018-08-2
Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro wins the presidential election amidst allegations of massive irregularities by his main rivals. 2018-05-20