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Venezuela: The Fall of an Oil Giant
It was once the richest democracy in Latin America, but under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been in an economic tailspin.
It was once the richest democracy in Latin America, but under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been in an economic tailspin.
Amidst an opposition boycott and claims of vote rigging, recent elections have consolidated his grip on power, despite, as Katy Watson reports, the coronavirus pandemic pushing another nail into the coffin of an economy already on its knees.
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