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Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaido backed by Lima Group
Source: BBC
Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó backed by Lima Group
5 February 2019
A group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president.
In a statement, 11 of the 14 members of the Lima Group called for a change of power without the use of force and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
Mr Guaidó has declared himself interim president and won support from major powers including the US.
President Nicolás Maduro says he is the legitimate leader of Venezuela.
Mr Maduro, who has the backing of a number of countries including China and Russia, earlier warned that the country's deepening political crisis could spark civil war.
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5 February 2019
A group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president.
In a statement, 11 of the 14 members of the Lima Group called for a change of power without the use of force and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
Mr Guaidó has declared himself interim president and won support from major powers including the US.
President Nicolás Maduro says he is the legitimate leader of Venezuela.
Mr Maduro, who has the backing of a number of countries including China and Russia, earlier warned that the country's deepening political crisis could spark civil war.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47126434
