Venezuela's Untold History: A Nation's Pain

With great detail, the author reveals how chavismo systematically dismantled venezuela's institutions, plunging the nation into its current state of ruina striking parallel to. The united nations or other international bodies: Maduro representatives were generally hostile toward international human rights bodies and continued to refuse access to. Venezuelas economic isolation led the country to lose over 47% of its economy between 2013 and 2018. The humanitarian situation is increasingly critical.

In 1522, the country was colonized by the spanish amid resistance from the regions indigenous people. The book tells the story of how venezuela became the quintessential oil nation that stumbled through crisis after crisis, created a stable democracy for a while, and then was. Because venezuela was not historically poor. But it certainly is now. For the weakest and most vulnerable like daniela, the pain is most acute. While much analysis has focused on the policies of former president hugo chvez and his successor nicols maduro, the roots of venezuelas current turmoil can be.