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US removes sanctions on Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez

Al Jazeera · · 640 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“US removes sanctions on Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Antonio Rodríguez (February 16, 1942 – July 25, 1976) was a Venezuelan student leader, politician, member of a guerrilla group and a kidnapper. He was a leader of the Revolutionary Left Movement…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Antonio_Rodríguez
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“US has exerted growing influence over the Venezuelan government after abducting former President Nicolas Maduro”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the gove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Venezuel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century. Relations were strong during the second half o…
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“The United States has lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, following its abduction and imprisonment of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Antonio Rodríguez (February 16, 1942 – July 25, 1976) was a Venezuelan student leader, politician, member of a guerrilla group and a kidnapper. He was a leader of the Revolutionary Left Movement…
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“The US Department of the Treasury website was updated on Wednesday to show that Rodriguez had been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals List”
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“Rodriguez had been sanctioned under the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) since 2018, during Trump’s first term in office”
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“The US accused Rodriguez of being among a group of government leaders that were 'involved in the destruction of democracy in Venezuela' and were 'enriching themselves at the expense of the Venezuelan people'”
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“Rodriguez was appointed as vice president, a role she served in until January 3, when a US military operation abducted Maduro”
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“Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who was also captured in the raid, currently await trial in the US on drug-trafficking and weapons possession charges”
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“The US Department of State said that the country’s embassy in Caracas had officially resumed operations on Monday after a seven-year closure”
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“International organisations such as the United Nations have said that human rights violations have persisted in the South American country, despite the change in president”
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“Trump has held up Venezuela as a model for the regime change he would like to see in Iran and Cuba, but critics note that he has kept its government largely intact, despite the ouster of Maduro himself”
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“Venezuela’s government has long faced accusations of violently suppressing its political dissent through arbitrary arrest, torture and extrajudicial killing”
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“Rodriguez has taken steps to open the country to greater outside investment, including by signing into law in January a piece of legislation designed to open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to private investment”
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“A similar bill, to attract outside investment to the mining sector, received an initial vote in March”
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“Trump has pledged to 'run' Venezuela, and after Maduro’s abduction, he warned that a second wave of military action could follow if Rodriguez did not comply with his demands”
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