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December 10, 2021

Venezuela's Juan Guaidó, Who Led Failed Coup Efforts, Speaks at White House Democracy Summit
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On Thursday, President Joe Biden welcomed Venezuelan opposition leader
Juan Guaidó to the democracy summit - rather than Venezuela's
democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro.

Juan Guaidó: "We are convinced that we can save democracy and therefore
save Venezuela. Some think that the 'bad guys' are winning, but I think
it is exactly the opposite."

The Biden administration continues to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's
leader. That's despite his involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2019
and his failed bid in 2020 to storm parliament with a group of lawmakers
in order to forcefully swear himself in as Venezuela's leader. Guaidó
was also linked to a failed coup plot in 2020 led by Venezuelan
dissidents and an American mercenary company.


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