2021 in Venezuela

The following lists events in the year 2021 in Venezuela.

2021
in
Venezuela

Centuries:
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2021
Years in Venezuela
Timeline of Venezuelan history

Incumbents

Events

January

  • January 6
    • The European Union (EU) no longer recognizes Juan Guaido as head of government. They also do not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro. The United States and the United Kindom still recognize Guaido.[1]
    • The Venezuelan government said it "expresses its concern with the acts of violence that are taking [place] in the city of Washington, United States."[2]
  • January 7 – An Iranian ship arrives at the port of La Guaira in defiance of a boycott by the United States.[3]
  • January 8 – La Vega raid
  • January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: Six trucks carrying 136,000 liters of oxygen (14,000 individual canisters) set off for Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.[4]
  • January 19
  • January 21 – The European Parliament votes 391 votes in favor, 114 against, and 177 abstentions on a non-binding resolution calling on EU governments to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.[7]
  • January 29 – Some banks issue debit cards in U.S. dollars as a remedy for hyperinflation.[8]

Deaths

January and February

See also

References

  1. Emmott, Robin (January 6, 2021). Fletcher, Philippa (ed.). "EU no longer acknowledges Venezuela's Guaido as interim president". Reuters. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. Graziosi, Craig (January 6, 2021). "Venezuela expresses concern over violence and instability in US amid Capitol riots". The Independent. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. "Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port, data shows". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. Reuters. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. "Venezuela dispatches oxygen for Brazil's Amazonas, reeling from COVID-19". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. "Trump blocks Venezuelans' deportation in last political gift". AP NEWS. 19 January 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. Wilkins, Brett. "'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela". Common Dreams. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. Emmott, Robin (January 21, 2021). "EU states should recognise Guaido as Venezuela's leader, EU lawmakers say". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. "Hiperinflación en Venezuela: los bancos comenzaron a emitir tarjetas de débito para cuentas en dólares". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  9. Pons, Corina; Cohen, Luc (January 3, 2021). Shumaker, Lisa (ed.). "Indigenous Venezuelan man accused of raiding military post dies in jail -rights group". Reuters. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. Venezuelan Bishop, 69, dies of COVID-19
  11. Falleció Pedro Trebbau, reconocido zoólogo venezolano de origen alemán (in Spanish)
  12. Fallece el urólogo Henry Salas por COVID-19 en Mérida (in Spanish)
  13. Falleció por coronavirus el guerrillero Douglas Bravo (in Spanish)
  14. Fallece exministro Pastor Heydra tras sufrir complicaciones por Covid-19 (in Spanish)

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