Bolivarian Revolution
21st-century political process in Venezuela
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| January 10 2025 | Sworn in for his third term as president. |
| 2024 |
Pink tide
Claudia Sheinbaum wins the Mexican presidency in a landslide, continuing Andrés Manuel López Obrador's left-wing government.
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| 2024 |
Pink tide
Yamandú Orsi wins the presidency in Uruguay, marking a return to power for the Broad Front.
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| 2024 |
Pink tide
Claudia Sheinbaum wins the Mexican presidency in a landslide, continuing Andrés Manuel López Obrador's left-wing government. Yamandú Orsi wins in Uruguay, marking a return to power for the Broad Front
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| 2024 | Runs for and claims victory in a third presidential term, despite opposition claims of electoral irregularities. |
| 2024 | Ran for a third term in an election where the Maduro-aligned CNE claimed victory without providing evidence, leading to a political crisis. |
| 2024 | Maduro won a third presidential election with 51.2% of the votes in the first round, continuing his leadership of Venezuela. |
| 2024 | Nicolás Maduro launched his presidential re-election campaign, seeking another term as President of Venezuela despite widespread international criticism and concerns about the democratic legitimacy of the election process. |
| September 2024 | Venezuelan police captured three Americans, two Spaniards, and a Czech national allegedly carrying sniper rifles in a potential assassination attempt. |
| September 2024 | An Argentine federal court issued an arrest warrant against Maduro and several other Venezuelan officials for crimes against humanity. |
| 2023 |
Pink tide
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returns to the presidency in Brazil, signaling a resurgence of the Pink Tide movement.
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| 2023 |
Pink tide
Ecuador elects centre-right president Daniel Noboa, defeating leftist candidate Luisa González.
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| 2023 |
Pink tide
Paraguay elects conservative Santiago Peña as president.
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| 2023 |
Pink tide
Bernardo Arévalo wins a surprise victory in Guatemala, further expanding the pink tide
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| December 3 2023 | Promoted and held a consultative referendum on Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, with nearly 100% voting in favor of Venezuela's claims. |
| November 19 2023 |
Pink tide
Argentina makes history by electing far-right candidate Javier Milei as president in the general elections.
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| September 2023 | Visited China, requesting support to join BRICS and signing an agreement for training Venezuelan astronauts. |
| June 2023 | Made an official state visit to Saudi Arabia. |
| June 2023 | Maduro made an official state visit to Saudi Arabia. |
| February 2023 | A Datincorp poll concluded that only 15.69% of voters would support Maduro as a candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections. |
| 2022 |
Pink tide
Gabriel Boric becomes President of Chile, representing a new generation of left-wing leadership in the region.
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| 2022 |
Pink tide
Chilean national plebiscite occurs, reflecting challenges to the pink tide movement.
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| 2022 |
Pink tide
Peru's President Pedro Castillo is deposed, marking a significant political change in the region.
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| 2022 |
Pink tide
Colombia and Brazil elect left-wing presidents, with Colombia electing its first left-wing president in history
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| November 2022 |
Pink tide
Political commentators begin suggesting the second pink tide in Latin America may be dissipating, noting shifts in political landscapes across multiple countries.
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| November 27 2022 | Engaged in diplomatic interactions during the UN Climate Change Conference, leading to the United States easing sanctions on Venezuela and allowing Chevron Corporation to work with the Venezuelan government. |
| October 2022 |
Pink tide
Lula returns to power in Brazil, narrowly defeating Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
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| October 2022 | Maduro's nephews were freed in a prisoner swap for seven jailed Americans. |
| May 12 2022 |
Bolibourgeoisie
Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén was extradited from Spain to South Florida to face charges of accepting millions in bribes from a billionaire businessman.
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| 2021 |
Pink tide
Gabriel Boric wins the Chilean general election, becoming the new president of Chile.
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| 2021 |
Pink tide
Pedro Castillo, a peasant union leader, is elected president of Peru on a socialist platform.
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| 2021 |
Pink tide
Peru, Honduras, and Chile join the pink tide movement with left-wing election victories
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| November 2021 |
Pink tide
Xiomara Castro is elected president of Honduras in the November general election.
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| November 4 2021 | ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced the opening of an investigation into the situation in Venezuela. |
| September 16 2021 | The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela released its second report, which critically examined judicial independence under Maduro's leadership. The report concluded that the Venezuelan justice system has been deeply eroded, systematically aiding state repression and perpetuating impunity for human rights violations. |
| 2020 |
Pink tide
Luis Arce of the Movement for Socialism wins a landslide victory in the Bolivian general election.
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| 2020 |
Pink tide
Bolivia continues the pink tide resurgence with a left-wing election
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| 2020 | Maduro was featured and mocked in the revival of the Animaniacs animated series, which highlighted Venezuela's hyperinflation. |
| December 14 2020 | The Office of the Prosecutor released a report stating there was a 'reasonable basis' to believe civilian authorities, armed forces members, and pro-government individuals committed crimes against humanity since at least April 2017. |
| May 3 2020 | Prevented an attempted overthrow by armed Venezuelan dissidents organized by an American private security company, Silvercorp USA, resulting in eight attackers killed and thirteen captured. |
| March 26 2020 | The US Department of Justice charged Maduro and other Venezuelan officials with 'narco-terrorism', accusing them of shipping cocaine to the US and organizing drug transportation routes. The US offered a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest. |
| 2019 |
Pink tide
Alberto Fernández (Peronist) defeats incumbent centre-right president Mauricio Macri in the Argentine general election.
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| 2019 |
Pink tide
Violent protests against austerity measures and income inequality occur in Chile and Colombia.
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| 2019 |
Pink tide
Argentina joins the pink tide resurgence with a left-wing election result
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| April 2019 | US Department of State communication highlighted a 2017 National Assembly investigation revealing that the government overpaid for food, with Maduro's inner circle allegedly profiting over $200 million and distributing food boxes in exchange for votes. |
| March 2019 | The Wall Street Journal reported that barrios were turning against Maduro, with 50 people killed by security forces in the first two months of the year and 653 arrested for protesting or speaking against the government. |
| March 12 2019 | Venezuelan press workers union reported 40 journalists had been unlawfully arrested by this date. |
| March 4 2019 | Datanálisis poll showed Maduro's approval at an all-time low of 14%, with Guaidó receiving 61% approval and 77% support in a theoretical election. |
| February 1 2019 | A Meganálisis survey of 1,030 Venezuelans found only 4.1% recognized Maduro as president, while 84.6% recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president. |
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