Now many are wondering who Juan Guaido is? This is the chairman of the parliament of Venezuela, who, with the support of the American authorities, proclaimed himself the president of this country. It is all the more interesting to learn about the biography, about Guaido's political views.
Until recently, few in the world knew who Juan Guaido was. Now the name of this self-proclaimed President of Venezuela appears frequently in political news reviews. Still, after all, not every day the chairman of the parliament declares himself the head of state. Oddly enough, in this Guaido is supported by a number of countries, led by the United States.
Juan Guaido - biography
Since this politician has a Spanish surname, it will be correct to pronounce it as "Guaido". Juan Gerardo Guaido was born in 1983. The boy was born in Venezuela, in the city of La Guaira. This city is located on the Caribbean coast.
Guaidó has a large family. His father (airline pilot) and mother (teacher) gave birth to 8 children. Both of Juan's grandfathers were military men. Guaido's worldview was greatly influenced by the events that happened in mid-December 1999.
At that time, a natural disaster struck the Caribbean coast due to heavy rains. In mid-December, almost 1000 mm of precipitation fell there. Because of this, the waterlogged soil cover began to move towards the sea and towards residential coastal areas. Landslides and mudflows killed several thousand people, and even more people turned into refugees, as their houses were destroyed.
The Guaidó family also lost their homes. Later, when Juan Gerardo chose a political career, he repeatedly said that he knew what it was like to be homeless and hungry. Guaido blamed the then-incumbent President Hugo Chávez and his government for such a dire situation. Guaido was convinced that the authorities were ineffective in coping with the consequences of the natural disaster.
Education
But the young man was still able to finish high school, became a graduate of this institution in 2000. Juan then entered the Catholic University, after which he became a certified industrial engineer. This happened in 2007. But the formation of the future oppositionist did not end there. He left for the United States, where he studied at George Washington University.
Investigating these facts of Guaido's biography, it becomes more and more clear why he was dissatisfied with the policies of the current government in Venezuela and why he began to sympathize with the US authorities, as they did to him.
Juan Guaido's political activities
When Guaidó returned from America, he became involved in politics. Together with his associates, he founded the People's Will party. This happened in 2009. At the same time, Guaido became an oppositionist, began to oppose the policy of Hugo Chavez.
In 2010, Juan Gerardo became a deputy, and in 2015 - a member of the National Assembly. Here Guaidó investigated corruption schemes.
In January 2018, the oppositionist was elected to the post of speaker of parliament. Juan Guaido, while in this post, repeatedly opposed the official head of state, Nicolas Maduro, offered himself as interim president.
When unrest broke out in Venezuela due to the unstable economic situation, the oppositionist took advantage of this. On January 23, he announced that from that moment he would become interim president and took the oath of office. On the same day, the United States recognized the self-nominated as the head of state. But Venezuela's Supreme Court banned Guaido even from leaving the country and froze his assets.
The self-proclaimed head of the Bolivarian Republic, in addition to the United States, was supported by: Colombia, Chile, Peru, Canada, Argentina, Costa Rica. On the side of the incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro - Russia, Uruguay, Cuba, Turkey, China, Mexico and some other countries.
According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic, even in Venezuela, many do not know who Juan Guaido is? But the United States government forces him to say that he is the new president of the country.
