Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaido waves to the crowd during a mass opposition rally against leader Nicolas Maduro in which he declared himself the country's "acting president", on the anniversary of a 1958 uprising that overthrew military dictatorship, in Caracas on January 23, 2019. - "I swear to formally assume the national executive powers as acting president of Venezuela to end the usurpation, (install) a transitional government and hold free elections," said Guaido as thousands of supporters cheered. Moments earlier, the loyalist-dominated Supreme Court ordered a criminal investigation of the opposition-controlled legislature. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
En un discurso ante decenas de miles de ciudadanos en Caracas, el Presidente del anulado Congreso de Venezuela o Asamblea Nacional, el político opositor Juan Guaidó, asumió las competencias del poder ejecutivo, declarándose de esta forma como Presidente Interino de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela.
El gobierno de Estados Unidos, a través de un comunicado de la Casa Blanca, reconoció inmediatamente, en menos de una hora, a Guaidó como Presidente de Venezuela, paso que hasta esta hora ya siguió Canadá.
