2025 in Venezuela
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Events in the year 2025 in Venezuela.
Government
[edit]- President – Nicolás Maduro
- Vice President – Delcy Rodríguez
- President of the National Assembly – Jorge Rodríguez Gomez[1]
- President of the IV National Assembly of Venezuela – Dinorah Figuera[2]
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 6 January – Venezuela breaks off diplomatic relations with Paraguay after the latter's president Santiago Peña recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela.[3]
- 9 January – Opposition leader María Corina Machado is arrested by government security forces after leaving a rally in Caracas.[4]
- 10 January – Inauguration of Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela.[5]
- 13 January – The government accuses opposition groups of staging attacks on Venezuelan diplomatic missions in Portugal, Germany, Spain, Colombia and Costa Rica.[6]
- 29 January – A Cessna Citation 550 jet of the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace, crashes on a hill near Cerro El Volcán, in Miranda state, shortly after taking off from Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, killing its three crew.[7]
- 31 January – The government releases six Americans imprisoned in Venezuela following a meeting between President Maduro and US presidential envoy Richard Grenell.[8]
February
[edit]- 19 February –
- The National Electoral Council moves the date of the 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election from 27 April to 25 May.[9]
- The United States designates the Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization.[10]
- 20 February – Canada designates the Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization.[11]
- 25 February – Pope Francis signs a decree canonizing José Gregorio Hernández, making him the first Catholic saint from Venezuela.[12]
- 26 February – US President Donald Trump revokes Chevron Corporation's permit to operate in Venezuela, citing abuses by President Maduro.[13]
March
[edit]- 1 March – Guyana accuses the Venezuelan Navy of entering its territorial waters and harassing an offshore unit of ExxonMobil.[14]
Scheduled
[edit]Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3–4 March – Carnival
- 17 April – Maundy Thursday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 19 April – Declaration of Independence
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 24 June – Battle of Carabobo
- 5 July – Independence Day
- 24 July – Simón Bolívar's Birthday
- 12 October – Day of Indigenous Resistance
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
References
[edit]- ^ "Jorge Rodríguez ratificado por cuarto año como presidente de la Asamblea Nacional". El Universal (in Spanish). 2024-05-01. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Dinorah Figuera es designada como presidenta de la AN electa en 2015". www.laprensalara.com.ve. 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Venezuela breaks ties with Paraguay after Peña backs opposition". Buenos Aires Herald. 7 January 2025.
- ^ Pozzebon, Abel Alvarado, Stefano (2025-01-09). "Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado detained at protest in Caracas". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Venezuela latest: Maduro sworn in for third term as global backlash and sanctions mount". AP News. 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela accuses opposition of coordinating attacks on diplomatic facilities in 5 countries". AP News. 14 January 2025.
- ^ "El INAC confirmó la muerte de tres personas en un accidente de avioneta en el sector El Volcán". El Diario (in Spanish). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy". AP News. 1 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Venezuela Postpones Legislative Vote Panned By Opposition". Barron's. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations". Al Jazeera. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "Following US lead, Canada designates 7 Latin American criminal groups as terrorist entities". AP News. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, 'doctor of the poor,' Venezuela's first saint". AP News. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "Trump ends Chevron permit in major blow to Venezuela". France 24. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "US, Guyana denounce Venezuelan naval incursion". France 24. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Venezuela in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 15 October 2024.