Politics
Venezuela's Guaido Claims Military Support to Take Power
- Maduro regime says it will put down any attempt at coup
- Lopez free from house arrest after years-long detention
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday went to a military base in the nation’s capital to proclaim the end of socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s regime and called for a military uprising.
The outcome of the high-stakes gambit remained unclear as protesters gathered despite billowing tear gas and the regime promised punishment for any who joined a rebellion. No high-ranking officers had announced their support for Guaido, but hundreds of residents took to the streets to support him, with whistles and shouts of “coup.”