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]
- 1 March – The government accuses the United States of revoking the operating licenses of several transnational oil and gas companies in Venezuela that were meant to provide exemptions on sanctions imposed by Washington on Caracas.[15]
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.
{{cite web}}: 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 says US revoked transnational oil, gas company licenses". France 24. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 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.
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