Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on April 30 that he is launching a “final phase” of his plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro, calling on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro’s “usurpation.”
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Launches Attempt To Forcefully Oust Maduro
A woman reacts to tear gas near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in eastern Caracas.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, whose claim to the presidency is backed by the United States and other countries, speaks with a man in uniform near the air base shortly after sunrise in the Venezuelan capital.
An armed man near the base. Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Twitter that the government was confronting a small group of “military traitors” seeking to promote a coup.
A uniformed man with a heavy machine gun. In a video posted on Twitter, Guaido said. “The national armed forces have taken the correct decision, and they are counting on the support of the Venezuelan people.”
Tear gas landing near a group of armed men near the air base
Armed men apparently aligned with Guaido don blue armbands.
Vehicles are seen blocking the highway near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base.
Tear gas floats in the air near the air base.
An armed man with a gas mask. According to Reuters, protests are planned for May 1, including what Guaido has said will be “the largest march in Venezuela’s history,” part of what he calls the “definitive phase” of his effort to take office in order to call fresh elections.
People run away from tear gas near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base.
Soldiers aligned with the rebellion
A military vehicle blocks an avenue next to the air base.