Venezuela’s Juan Guaido Lands in U.S. Seeking Refuge
Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido, who the US backed in a failed coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, landed in Miami on Tuesday (April 25) and is seeking “refuge” in the US, The Washington Post reported.
The US recognized Guaido as the “interim president” in 2019, the same year of the attempted coup.
The Trump administration’s backing of Guaido and imposition of crippling sanctions on Venezuela were part of a failed regime change effort.
Over the years, Guaido lost what little support he had.
The US-backed Venezuelan opposition recently removed him as interim president and dissolved the interim government, which never had power besides the ability to access some of Venezuela’s offshore assets and foreign embassies.
Guaido flew to the US after entering Colombia, where Colombian President Gustavo Petro is hosting an international conference on Venezuela that includes diplomats from 20 countries. Guaido made it to the capital Bogota but was expelled from Colombia.
