CARACAS - A high-ranking Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim chief as huge crowds rallied against the head of state, adding pressure on Maduro to step down.
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido gestures during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela ,on February 2 , 2019. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/REUTERS
