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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Tuesday that he had ordered the revision of diplomatic relations with the United States. He also announced that he would announce new measures "in the coming hours".
Maduro's statement, made during a national broadcast, was a response to Vice President Mike Pence – who on Tuesday reaffirmed his support for opponents of the regime. In a video posted on Twitter, Pence said the Venezuelan was a "dictator without any legitimate right to power".
"He never won the presidency through free and fair elections and held power by arresting anyone who would dare to oppose him," said Mr. Pence.
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Pence again encourages demonstrations against the Chavez government and reiterates the support of the United States to the leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó.
The opposition to Maduro plans to hold protests Wednesday in the country as part of an annual event marking the fall of a military government in 1958. Government critics compare more and more Maduro to dictator Marcos Perez, overthrown the power this year.
The Venezuelan National Assembly approves of declaring Nicolás Maduro "usurper of the presidency" [Photo:ManaureQuintero/Reuters
Maduro took office Jan. 10 in the midst of international critics that his leadersh ip was illegitimate as a result of elections considered fraudulent.
Pence has often badumed the direction of the Trump administration in Maduro's beliefs. He called for the Venezuelan president's farce and said that the United States did not recognize the outcome of the elections.
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