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Venezuelan general recognizes opposition leader Guaido as president: Twitter video
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 2, 2019 / 8:33 AM / UPDATED 11 MINUTES AGO
Venezuelan general recognizes opposition leader Guaido as president: Twitter video
CARACAS (Reuters) - A high-ranking Venezuelan air force general said he had disavowed President Nicolas Maduro and now recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim head-of-state, according to a video circulating on Twitter on Saturday.
In the video, General Francisco Yanez, a member of the air force’s high command, called on other members of the military to defect. The high command’s web page lists him, along with a photo, as the air force’s head of strategic planning.
On its Twitter account, the high command accused the general of treason. Yanez is the first active Venezuelan general to recognize Guaido since he proclaimed himself president on Jan. 23.
Reporting by Angus Berwick and Corina Pons; Editing by Sarah Marsh
Venezuelan general recognizes opposition leader Guaido as president: Twitter video
CARACAS (Reuters) - A high-ranking Venezuelan air force general said he had disavowed President Nicolas Maduro and now recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim head-of-state, according to a video circulating on Twitter on Saturday.
In the video, General Francisco Yanez, a member of the air force’s high command, called on other members of the military to defect. The high command’s web page lists him, along with a photo, as the air force’s head of strategic planning.
On its Twitter account, the high command accused the general of treason. Yanez is the first active Venezuelan general to recognize Guaido since he proclaimed himself president on Jan. 23.
Reporting by Angus Berwick and Corina Pons; Editing by Sarah Marsh
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-general/venezuelan-general-recognizes-opposition-leader-guaido-as-president-twitter-video-idUSKCN1PR0E1
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