Venezuela and the Fall of a Dictatorship (Venezuela y la Caída de una Dictadura)

Venezuela and the Fall of a Dictatorship (Venezuela y la Caída de una Dictadura)

Author: Lingo Mastery Spanish April 21, 2026 Duration: 33:04
On January 3, 2026, Venezuela's dictator, Nicolás Maduro, was removed from power. Plenty of us already know this headline, and many are already aware of how this looked from the outside - Donald Trump's government prepared the attack meticulously before executing, and Maduro ended up in chains, headed to New York aboard the USS Iwo Jima. However, very few have wondered what it felt like for Venezuelans - who, either inside or outside the country, had to deal with the information blackout an...

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