Shortages in Venezuela
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Shortages in Venezuela of food staples and basic necessities have occurred throughout Venezuela's history. Scarcity became more widespread following the enactment of price controls and other policies
Venezuelan eating from garbage
Escasez en Venezuela, Central Madeirense 8
People lines in Venezuela
Shelves filled with the same type of product
Nicolás Maduro
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Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who served as the 53rd president of Venezuela from 2013 until his capture during the United States intervention in Venezuela in
Shortages in Venezuela
…goods. However, shortages increased again in January 2012 to nearly the same rate as in 2008. Following Chávez's death and the election of his successor Nicolás Maduro in 2013, shortage rates continued to increase and reached a record high of 28% in February 2014. Venezuela stopped reporting its shortage data after…
Maduro in 2023
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in 2019
Maduro in 2016
Maduro meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in 2015