Current News

• Gobierno y oposición de Venezuela firman acuerdo para poner fin a la crisis CNN en Español, 05/29/03

• Chavez glories in interim success as strikes break The Scotsman, 01/29/03

• Striking Venezuelan oil workers sacked BBC, 01/29/03

• Venezuelan strike falters BBC, 01/28/03

• The Middleman in Venezuela Washington Post, 01/24/03

• Chavez supporters converge on Caracas The Miami Herald, 01/24/03

• Carter offering Venezuela a solution The Miami Herald, 01/22/03

• Petroleum prices rise as bloodshed in Venezuela overshadows peace effort by Jimmy Carter San Francisco Chronicle, 01/21/03

• Venezuela clashes turn deadly BBC, 01/21/03

• Venezuela tanker pilots end strike CNN, 01/21/03

• Anti-Chavez strike backfires Radio Netherlands, 01/17/03

• As strike goes on, Venezuelans are ever more divided International Herald Tribune, 01/17/03

• The great survivor: Conservative attempts to engineer the overthrow of President Chavez have radicalised his supporters The Guardian, 01/17/03

• Venezuela Oil Officials Accuse Strikers of Sabotage Reuters, 01/12/03

• Venezuelan crisis clouds U.S. Iraq campaign: Oil shortages from strike could raise the cost of a war San Francisco Chronicle, 01/11/03

• Venezuela Initiative Readied: U.S. Plan Seeks To End Conflict Washington Post, 01/09/03

• Venezuela's currency falls to record low The Boston Globe, 01/09/03

• Venezuelan marchers rip up tax forms CNN, 01/07/03

• Venezuelan president will restructure oil company; protesters returning to Elections Council San Francisco Chronicle, 01/07/03

• Venezuela plans oil company break-up BBC, 01/07/03

• Chavez vows to defeat foes BBC, 01/06/03

• Calls for probe follow Caracas deaths CNN, 01/06/03

• Chavez backers attend funerals for rally victims The Boston Globe, 01/06/03

• Venezuela's Chavez, Foes Set for More Confrontation Reuters, 01/06/03

Previous Coverage

• Venezuelan Court Says Strike Illegal Washington Post, 12/20/02
• Demonstrations clamor for Venezuelan president to resign as strike strangles oil economy San Francisco Chronicle, 12/18/02
• Venezuela Opposition Presses Protests The Guardian, 12/17/02
• OAS expresses support to "institutionality" in Venezuela San Francisco Chronicle, 12/17/02
• Venezuela army chief rejects strike The Boston Globe, 12/176/02
• Chavez followers stay loyal despite Venezuela crisis The Boston Globe, 12/17/02
• Venezuelan troops seize second striking tanker Reuters, 12/11/02
• Venezuelan conflict stuck in stalemate: Court joins protest; gas getting scarce San Francisco Chronicle, 12/11/02
• Chavez uses troops to sell gas; strike continues CNN, 12/09/02
• Thousands rally in Caracas to show support for Chavez The Boston Globe, 12/08/02
• Chavez says he'll take over private companies to ensure gas supplies Canada.com, 12/08/02
• Venezuela crisis deepens The Globe and Mail, 12/08/02
• Violence at Venezuela protest BBC, 12/07/02
• Three Demonstrators Killed in Caracas Washington Post, 12/06/02
• Venezuelan strike halts oil exports The Guardian, 12/07/02
• Tiroteo en plaza de Caracas deja tres muertos y varios heridos CNN en Español, 12/06/02
• Rapid-Fire Coup Caught Chavez Foes Off Guard Los Angeles Times, 04/22/02
• Chávez opposition skeptical of change BBC News, 04/17/02
• El Papa exhorta a la paz y la reconciliación en Venezuela CNN en Español, 04/17/02
• EE.UU. dice que habló con opositores de Chávez, pero no alentó el golpe CNN en Español, 04/16/02
• Chávez asegura que el ex presidente provisional tendrá un proceso justo CNN en Español, 04/15/02
• Chastened Chávez promises change BBC, 04/15/02
• Chavez Returns in Triumph to Presidential Palace Reuters, 04/14/02
• Presidente interino de Venezuela delinea sus primeras acciones de gobierno CNN en Español, 04/12/02
• Chavez renuncia, gobierno de trasición asume el poder en Venezuela CNN en español, 04/12/02
• Venezuelan Officers Usher in Post-Chavez Government Reuters, 04/12/02
• Venezuela president forced out BBC, 04/12/02
• General Says Venezuela's Chavez Out of Power Reuters, 04/12/02
• Venezuela strike rally turns violent BBC News, 04/11/02
• Chávez corta transmisión de canales privados de televisión CNN en Español, 04/11/02
• Chavez Foes March in Venezuela, Head for Palace Reuters, 04/11/02
• Venezuela: marcha a Palacio BBC en español, 04/11/02
• Jefe del ejército venezolano pide a militares que permanezcan acuartelados CNN en Español, 04/11/02
• La extensión de la huelga general agrava la crisis en Venezuela CNN en Español, 04/11/02
• Chavez Foes March in Venezuela, Head for Palace Reuters, 04/11/02
• Opponents Pressure Chavez with Second Day of Strike Reuters, 04/10/02
• La policía política allana una sede sindical opositora en Venezuela CNN en Español, 04/10/02
• La huelga general en Venezuela se extiende 24 horas más CNN en español, 04/09/02
• Venezuelan general strike extended BBC News, 04/09/02
• Adios Presidente: Will Chavez go the Way of Allende? Steven Dudley, The Progressive, 04/02
• Partidarios y opositores de Chávez se trenzan en lucha en Venezuela CNN en Español, 03/20/02
• Venezuela divided over Chavez BBC News, 02/27/02
• El aniversario del "Caracazo" motiva marchas en Venezuela CNN en Español, 02/27/02
• General venezolano pide la renuncia de Chávez, el cuarto en menos de un mes CNN en Español, 02/25/02
• Pasan a retiro a militar venezolano que exigió la renuncia de Chávez CNN en Español, 02/21/02
• Third officer demands Chavez quit BBC News, 02/18/02
• Soto dice que la protesta en Venezuela continuará hasta que Chávez dimita CNN en Español, 02/08/02
• Coronel venezolano pide la renuncia de Chávez y moviliza a Caracas CNN en Español, 02/08/02

Ongoing Coverage & Special Sections

• Venezuela's Woes BBC

• Venezuela Watch: ZNet

Related Sites

• Country Profile: Venezuela Special Report by BBC News

• Venezuela: an unfinished crisis Special Report by Diplomaticnet.com

• Venezuelan Government Ministerio de la Secretaría de la Presidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Venezuelan News Sources

• El Nacional

• El Universal

• LANIC Venezuela Page Check the News section for current coverage on Venezuela