Maduro Denounces CIA-Backed Coups, Rejects Regime Change in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro denounces the role of the Central Intelligence Agency in orchestrating coups, rejecting U.S.-backed regime change in Venezuela, and drawing parallels to past interventions in Latin America.

• During a recent address, Nicolás Maduro condemned the Central Intelligence Agencys involvement in historical Coup détat attempts throughout Latin America, referencing 30,000 disappearances linked to CIA actions.
• Maduro specifically compared current U.S. efforts for regime change in Venezuela to failed military interventions in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, emphasizing their disastrous outcomes.
• The Venezuelan leaders remarks come amid ongoing tensions with the United States, which has supported opposition movements against his government, raising concerns of potential instability in Latin America.