Venezuela's Maduro Cuts Ties with US after Trump Backs Rival

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24 January 2019 11:26 WIB

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in support of his government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez next to his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro to break relations with the United States. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in support of his government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez next to his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. In a televised broadcast from the presidential palace, Maduro cut ties with the United States - accusing the opposition of seeking to stage a coup with the support of the U.S. "I have decided to break diplomatic and political relations with the imperialist government of the United States." Maduro told U.S. diplomatic personnel they had 72 hours to leave the country. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in support of his government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez next to his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. In a televised broadcast from the presidential palace, Maduro cut ties with the United States - accusing the opposition of seeking to stage a coup with the support of the U.S. "I have decided to break diplomatic and political relations with the imperialist government of the United States." Maduro told U.S. diplomatic personnel they had 72 hours to leave the country. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in support of his government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro to break relations with the United States. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a rally in support of his government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. In a televised broadcast from the presidential palace, Maduro cut ties with the United States - accusing the opposition of seeking to stage a coup with the support of the U.S. "I have decided to break diplomatic and political relations with the imperialist government of the United States." Maduro told U.S. diplomatic personnel they had 72 hours to leave the country. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

24 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB