Juan Guaidó (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan engineer and politician serving as the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela since 5 January 2019.
Under the Constitution of Venezuela the President of the National Assembly may serve as interim president if the office of President of the Republic becomes vacant. On 23 January Guaidó took a public oath to serve as interim President of Venezuela in the context of the ongoing presidential crisis, which followed the contested inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela that same month.
His father was an airline pilot and his mother, a teacher. After living through the 1999 Vargas tragedy which left his family temporarily homeless, Guaidó earned his high school diploma in 2000. The tragedy, according to his
colleagues, influenced his political views after the then-new government of Hugo Chávez allegedly provided ineffective response to the disaster.
colleagues, influenced his political views after the then-new government of Hugo Chávez allegedly provided ineffective response to the disaster.
Guaidó earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 in industrial engineering from
Andrés Bello Catholic University . He also completed two postgraduate programs in public administration at George Washington University in the United States and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas. He is married to Fabiana Rosales, a journalist, and they have a daughter named Miranda.
Venezuela has opened an investigation against the self-proclaimed interim president, saying he violated "constitutional order." The probe came as President Nicolas Maduro rejected calls for snap presidential elections.
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on opposition leader Juan Guaido and froze his bank accounts, the president of the court said.
Guaido attempts to seize power: On January 23, Guaido declared himself the acting president, telling supporters in front of the National Assembly that he would install a "transitional government and hold free elections." The declaration came less than two weeks after Maduro, who won re-election in a vote the opposition called illegitimate, was sworn into office for his second presidential term.
International support: Guaido's move has received backing across the globe . The US, Brazil, Canada and the Organization of American States voiced their support for Guaido. The European Union has yet to formally endorse the opposition leader, though German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Berlin supported new elections in Venezuela.
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Joshua Ola
i will vote for atiku. this venezuela interim president is young. not all this our naija politicians
Johnson Ahile
crisis everywhere . the battle has just begun. America will help this young man become president of Venezuela. He has a good backing
Harzeez Falcon
Nigeria was once like that in early 90s
But now u have to be 70s before u can get that position
But now u have to be 70s before u can get that position
Endy Edeson
FALCON; You are right but there might be a paradigm shift with the likes of Sowore, Moghalu etc
Harzeez Falcon
Nothing is impossible for God, but in Nigeria politics of today I don't see that coming
Gbolahan Libra General
Hmmmmm his Alma matata is homonymous to mine and in spelling.
And also an Engineer like me.
And also an Engineer like me.