Why Guaido’s Camp Has Been Unable to Unseat Maduro

Why Guaido’s Camp Has Been Unable to Unseat Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó delivers a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, on Jan. 20, 2020. Raul Arboleda/ AFP via Getty Images
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On Jan. 23, 2019, a wiry politician unknown to the world—and most of Venezuela—stood onstage in eastern Caracas to invoke the constitution and declare himself interim president in front of thousands cheering and waving tricolor flags.