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Venezuelan army disavows self-proclaimed leader, will defend national sovereignty – defense minister
Published time: 23 Jan, 2019 21:43 Edited time: 23 Jan, 2019 21:59
The Venezuelan military will not accept a president imposed by “dark interests,” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said after Washington and a number of its allies recognized a lawmaker as the new leader in Caracas.
The army will continue to defend the constitution and national sovereignty, Padrino said on Wednesday afternoon, hours after opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido was proclaimed interim president by the National Assembly, in a direct challenge to President Nicolas Maduro.
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