Protests Grip Venezuela
438 views · Published 20 February 2014 · 3:14 · Indexed 4 October 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2014 · News & Politics
Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro. As VOA's Michael Bowman reports, the unrest is fed by deteriorating economic conditions and rampant lawlessness that cast fresh doubts on the viability of the socialist experiment Chavez launched in Venezuela more than 15 years ago.
