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Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly and lawmaker of the opposition party Popular Will (Voluntad Popular), speaks during a gathering in La Guaira, Venezuela January 13, 2019.
- Juan Guaidó has gone from an unknown figure to the face of the opposition movement in Venezuela in a decidedly short period.
- In late January, Guaidó declared himself interim president of Venezuela amid nationwide protests against Nicolas Maduro and his ruling Socialist party.
- The US and its allies have $4, but he still faces $4 as he fights to take the country away from Maduro's authoritarian government.
$4 was a relatively obscure figure until January 2019, when he began making headlines after $4 amid nationwide protests against authoritarian president Nicolas Maduro.
The US and a number of its top allies have since $4, but Maduro remains obstinate and $4
The governments of Russia and China are also sticking with Maduro, which gives him considerable leverage.
In short, Venezuela's future remains uncertain as Guiadó finds himself at the center of a power struggle that has grabbed the international community's attention.
Here's what you need to know about Guiadó and the chaotic situation that has engulfed Venezuela.
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