Venezuela police tear gas protesters calling for pay and pension rises
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“Venezuela police tear gas protesters calling for pay and pension rises”
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“Police in Caracas on Thursday launched tear gas at thousands of protesters marching towards the presidential palace to demand pay raises and pension increases.”
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“Interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced wage increases on May 1 without disclosing the amount”
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— 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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— 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…
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— Under the 1999 Constitution and a 2009 constitutional amendment, the president of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct popular vote and may be re-elected indefinitely.
Nicolás Maduro, t…
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“Venezuelan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace”
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— Altamira is a neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. It has its own Metro Station, many hotels and restaurants, and it is an important business and residential center o…
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— Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along…
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— The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Caracas, Venezuela.
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“Rodriguez, who succeeded former leader Nicolas Maduro after his capture by US forces in a January 3 raid”
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— 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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— Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has been the de jure president of Venezuela since 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Maduro…
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— Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra (born 21 June 1990), also referred to as Nicolás Maduro Jr., Maduro Jr., or Nicolasito, is a Venezuelan politician and economist and the son of the President of Venezuela…
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“Mass protests that followed Maduro's disputed claim of victory in August 2024 presidential elections were brutally repressed”
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“Former vice-president Rodriguez received the nod from US President Donald Trump to succeed Maduro, provided she gave Washington access to Venezuelan oil”
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“Under pressure from Washington to ease repression, she pushed through an amnesty for political prisoners”
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“many Venezuelans live on salaries so low they struggle to survive”
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“The protests reflect growing anger in Venezuela over the failure of acting President Delcy Rodriguez to set out concrete plans to address the situation”
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