Venezuela's failed uprising: How a deal to oust President Maduro unravelled
2019-05-03 08:28:52 source：The Straits Times
May 3, 2019
CARACAS (BLOOMBERG) - Maybe Venezuela's most famous political prisoner, Leopoldo Lopez, was the thread that unravelled it all.
The overthrow that sputtered began when opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido tried to spark an uprising in Caracas on Tuesday (April 30), standing not only with masked soldiers who had defected but Lopez, his mentor and a cult figure in some circles.
That dramatic turn sent a signal that this wasn't mere posturing. To many watching, it seemed the opposition plan to replace President Nicolas Maduro was finally moving swiftly forward.
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