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2014 Panama–Venezuela Diplomatic Crisis
The 2014 Panama–Venezuela diplomatic crisis refers to the differences that arose between the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and the Panamanian government of Ricardo Martinelli which strained Panama–Venezuela relations, which began after a series of protests by Venezuelan students and opposition leaders that began in February 2014. The crisis started on 5 March, when, during the celebrations for the first anniversary of the Death of Hugo Chávez, death of former president Hugo Chávez, Maduro publicly announced the breaking of diplomatic and commercial relations with Panama and accused Martinelli of being a "creeping Lackey (manservant), lackey" of the United States. The cutting off of diplomatic relations revealed a series of irregularities reported by the Panamanian government, including a multimillion-dollar debt from Venezuela to the Colón Free Trade Zone in Panama and the alleged interference by President Maduro in the 2014 Panamanian general election, by support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis In Venezuela
An ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez and has worsened during the presidency of successor Nicolás Maduro. It has been marked by hyperinflation, escalating starvation, disease, crime and mortality rates, resulting in Venezuelan refugee crisis, massive emigration. It is the worst economic crisis in Venezuela's history, and the worst facing a country in peacetime since the mid-20th century. The crisis is often considered more severe than the Great Depression in the United States, the 1985–1994 Brazilian economic crisis, or the 2008–2009 hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. Writers have compared aspects, such as unemployment and GDP contraction, to that of Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina after the 1992–95 Bosnian War, and those in 1998 Russian financial crisis, Russia, Special Period, Cuba and 1997 Albanian civil unrest, Albania following the Revolutions of 1989.* * In June 2010, Chávez dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
