It seems that one day Maduro got out of bed and decided to revive the dispute over a territory that formerly belonged to Venezuela, but geopolitical analysts say that it is a strategy of the Venezuelan President to perpetuate himself in power.
The story goes that in 1811 Venezuela gained independence from Spain. Next to its territory the Dutch had established a base, but after Napoleon's defeat, the British took over the area and created British Guyana. Venezuela and the British established the border through the Essequibo River, but English settlers began to occupy the western part of the river that belonged to Venezuela and the British government took advantage of this to appropriate the territory.
The dispute between Venezuela and the British originated over territory west of the river, but the United States interfered and in an "international arbitration" in 1899 awarded about 94 percent of the disputed territory to the British.
The issue remained low profile until 1962, when Venezuela renewed its claim, alleging that the arbitration award was invalid, and took the matter to the UN without success and in 2023 the International Court ruled that Venezuela was not right.
The disputed territory is rich in gold, diamonds, minerals, large reserves of fresh water and in the sea is the so-called Stabroek Block an important oil field that Guyana quickly granted its exploitation to U.S. oil company ExxonMobil
The story goes that in 1811 Venezuela gained independence from Spain. Next to its territory the Dutch had established a base, but after Napoleon's defeat, the British took over the area and created British Guyana. Venezuela and the British established the border through the Essequibo River, but English settlers began to occupy the western part of the river that belonged to Venezuela and the British government took advantage of this to appropriate the territory.
The dispute between Venezuela and the British originated over territory west of the river, but the United States interfered and in an "international arbitration" in 1899 awarded about 94 percent of the disputed territory to the British.
The issue remained low profile until 1962, when Venezuela renewed its claim, alleging that the arbitration award was invalid, and took the matter to the UN without success and in 2023 the International Court ruled that Venezuela was not right.
The disputed territory is rich in gold, diamonds, minerals, large reserves of fresh water and in the sea is the so-called Stabroek Block an important oil field that Guyana quickly granted its exploitation to U.S. oil company ExxonMobil
Elections in Venezuela will be held in October 2024 and a defeat for the Maduro regime is predicted. There is no doubt that 2024 will be a very interesting year. The push of the ultra-right in America started with Milei in Argentina. Will a war in Venezuela prevent the fall of the left in that country?
Maduro could lose Venezuela's presidential election
Nicolás Maduro has been in power in Venezuela for 10 years. In that decade, he has overseen a period of economic collapse, corruption, a significant increase in poverty, environmental destruction and state repression of dissidents and the press. This has led to an exodus of more than 7 million Venezuelans.
Now Venezuela is at a crossroads that will define its next decade and will have crucial consequences for the world. Venezuela will hold its presidential elections in 2024, an election that Maduro could lose, provided the opposition participates united, the international community remains involved and citizens are inspired to mobilize.
Recently, two important events revealed a unique opportunity for the elections: first, the massive participation in the opposition primaries of October 22, which gave María Corina Machado, a former Venezuelan congresswoman, a solid first place as the unitary candidate.
Second, the regime did not prevent these elections from taking place either judicially or with violence. It was one of the concessions it made in a deal with Washington and the opposition in exchange for the United States easing sanctions imposed during Trump's term on the oil and gas industries.
Maduro podría perder las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela
El país celebrará sus elecciones presidenciales en 2024, unas votaciones que el líder chavista podría perder, siempre que la oposición participe unida.
So here is the war that Maduro needs
Tension between Venezuela and Guyana: Maduro mobilizes the Army and announces the annexation of the Essequibo by law
Two days after the referendum on the Essequibo, a territory disputed by Venezuela with Guyana, the government of Nicolás Maduro is moving forward to try to enforce what was approved on Sunday in a referendum that showed little interest in the streets, but which chavismo has described as a victory with 10.4 million voters, which has reawakened a crisis of credibility of the country's electoral authorities. This Tuesday, Maduro presented on television the new official map of the country with the Essequibo incorporated, without the delimitation in claim, during a Council of State and in Defense of the Nation in which he announced a series of measures and upcoming legislation to concretize the possession of the territory and its resources.
Tensión entre Venezuela y Guyana: Maduro moviliza al Ejército y anuncia la anexión por ley del Esequibo
El mandatario venezolano nombra a un diputado del partido gobernante como autoridad provisional del territorio en disputa
Maduro takes internal legal steps for annexation of Esequibo, of which he claims historical territorial rights.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali, president of #Guyana, says he is ready for war.
