CARACAS – An active Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognise the opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim chief as pressure at home and abroad grows on the head of state to step down.
Reuters: Venezuelan general urges military to disavow Maduro as opposition stages rallies
Opposition activists pour to the streets to back Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's calls for early elections, in Caracas on Feb. 2, 2019.