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Venezuela’s Maduro claims to have defeated ‘coup,’ as rival Guaido urges more protests

08/03/202101/05/2019 by jcibme

(CNN)Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has claimed his troops have defeated a “coup” attempt amid calls by opposition leader Juan Guaido for …

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