Juan Guaidó
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
He also completed postgraduate program in public administration at George Washington University in the United States.
Caracas 1011, Capital District, Venezuela
He also completed postgraduate program at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas.
2007
Caracas 1000, Capital District, Venezuela
Guaidó earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 in industrial engineering from Andrés Bello Catholic University.
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, talks to members of the media following a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the national Assembly, left, takes the oath in front Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, reacts after being elected during a voting session at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
23 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaido, president of the disempowered parliament in Venezuela, declares himself head of state at a rally in front of supporters. Guaido called on all those present 'not to rest' until the country has attained freedom. President Maduro was sworn in two weeks ago for his second term in office. However, numerous states, international organizations and the opposition do not recognize him as a legitimate president because last year's elections did not meet democratic standards. (Photo by Rafael Hernandez/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
26 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaido, who has appointed himself interim president, speaks to supporters in the Venezuelan capital. Guaido, who openly challenged Head of State Maduro with his self-proclamation and was recognized by several governments as interim president, announced an action plan for the coming days. Photo: Rafael Hernandez/dpa (Photo by Rafael Hernandez/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela, speaks during a rally to propose amnesty laws for police and military, in the Las Mercedes neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo took the U.S. effort to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader to the United Nations, part of a broader campaign to replace President Nicolas Maduro, and said the choice is between freedom and mayhem. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
16 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaidó, opposition president of the National Assembly, speaks with journalists during a demonstration against President Maduro. The disempowered Venezuelan parliament wants to push President Maduro out of office. Photo: Rayner Pena/dpa (Photo by Rayner Pena/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
16 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaidó, opposition President of the National Assembly, takes part in a demonstration against President Maduro. The disempowered Venezuelan parliament wants to push President Maduro out of office. Photo: Rayner Pena/dpa (Photo by Rayner Pena/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, holds the Venezuelan constitution while speaking during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, holds the Venezuelan constitution while speaking during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, grabs a Venezuelan flag after swearing in as interim president during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, right, sings the national anthem during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, kneels after swearing in as interim president during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, lawmaker from the opposition party Popular Will, waves during a voting session of the National Assembly at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, takes the oath after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, speaks after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Stalin Gonzalez, second vice president of the National Assembly, right, takes the oath in front Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly, left, and Stalin Gonzalez, second vice president of the National Assembly, stand while the national anthem is played following a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
President of the National Congress, Juan Guaido, seen giving a speed to people during a public demonstration held in Caracas. Maduro was elected for a second term following the 2018 election, followed by international criticism that his leadership of the country suffering a hyperinflationary collapse is misbegotten. The opposition, the 'National Assembly' bets for a transition government. (Photo by Roman Camacho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
President of the National Congress, Juan Guaido, greets the people during a public demonstration held in Caracas. Maduro was elected for a second term following the 2018 election, followed by international criticism that his leadership of the country suffering a hyperinflationary collapse is misbegotten. The opposition, the 'National Assembly' bets for a transition government. (Photo by Roman Camacho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
2007
Caracas 1000, Capital District, Venezuela
Guaidó earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 in industrial engineering from Andrés Bello Catholic University.
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, talks to members of the media following a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the national Assembly, left, takes the oath in front Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, reacts after being elected during a voting session at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
23 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaido, president of the disempowered parliament in Venezuela, declares himself head of state at a rally in front of supporters. Guaido called on all those present 'not to rest' until the country has attained freedom. President Maduro was sworn in two weeks ago for his second term in office. However, numerous states, international organizations and the opposition do not recognize him as a legitimate president because last year's elections did not meet democratic standards. (Photo by Rafael Hernandez/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
26 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaido, who has appointed himself interim president, speaks to supporters in the Venezuelan capital. Guaido, who openly challenged Head of State Maduro with his self-proclamation and was recognized by several governments as interim president, announced an action plan for the coming days. Photo: Rafael Hernandez/dpa (Photo by Rafael Hernandez/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela, speaks during a rally to propose amnesty laws for police and military, in the Las Mercedes neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo took the U.S. effort to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader to the United Nations, part of a broader campaign to replace President Nicolas Maduro, and said the choice is between freedom and mayhem. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
16 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaidó, opposition president of the National Assembly, speaks with journalists during a demonstration against President Maduro. The disempowered Venezuelan parliament wants to push President Maduro out of office. Photo: Rayner Pena/dpa (Photo by Rayner Pena/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
16 January 2019, Venezuela, Caracas: Juan Guaidó, opposition President of the National Assembly, takes part in a demonstration against President Maduro. The disempowered Venezuelan parliament wants to push President Maduro out of office. Photo: Rayner Pena/dpa (Photo by Rayner Pena/picture alliance via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, holds the Venezuelan constitution while speaking during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, holds the Venezuelan constitution while speaking during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, grabs a Venezuelan flag after swearing in as interim president during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, right, sings the national anthem during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, kneels after swearing in as interim president during a pro-opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela minutes after the opposition leader declared himself the head of state, in the U.S.'s most provocative move yet against the leftist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, lawmaker from the opposition party Popular Will, waves during a voting session of the National Assembly at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, takes the oath after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, speaks after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Stalin Gonzalez, second vice president of the National Assembly, right, takes the oath in front Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, after being elected during a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, speaks after a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, center, Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly, left, and Stalin Gonzalez, second vice president of the National Assembly, stand while the national anthem is played following a swearing in ceremony at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A group of 12 Latin American nations plus Canada urged Venezuela's leader to hand power to the opposition-controlled National Assembly and call new elections, stepping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro days before he's due to start a new term. Photographer: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
President of the National Congress, Juan Guaido, seen giving a speed to people during a public demonstration held in Caracas. Maduro was elected for a second term following the 2018 election, followed by international criticism that his leadership of the country suffering a hyperinflationary collapse is misbegotten. The opposition, the 'National Assembly' bets for a transition government. (Photo by Roman Camacho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
2019
Caracas, Venezuela
President of the National Congress, Juan Guaido, greets the people during a public demonstration held in Caracas. Maduro was elected for a second term following the 2018 election, followed by international criticism that his leadership of the country suffering a hyperinflationary collapse is misbegotten. The opposition, the 'National Assembly' bets for a transition government. (Photo by Roman Camacho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Juan Guaidó
Juan Guaidó
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
He also completed postgraduate program in public administration at George Washington University in the United States.
Caracas 1011, Capital District, Venezuela
He also completed postgraduate program at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas.
Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez was born on July 28, 1983, in La Guaira, Venezuela. Part of a large family, and of humble origins, Guaidó was raised in a middle-class home by his parents, Wilmer and Norka. His father was an airline pilot and his mother, a teacher. One grandfather was a sergeant of the Venezuelan National Guard while another grandfather was a captain in the Venezuelan Navy.
After living through the 1999 Vargas tragedy which left his family temporarily homeless, Guaidó earned his high school diploma in 2000. The tragedy, according to his colleagues, influenced his political views after the then-new government of Hugo Chávez allegedly provided ineffective response to the disaster.
Guaidó earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 in industrial engineering from Andrés Bello Catholic University. He also completed two postgraduate programs in public administration at George Washington University in the United States and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas.
Guaidó was a founding member of the Popular Will political party in 2009. He became the party’s national coordinator in 2014. He was then elected to seat as an alternate federal deputy in the 2010 parliamentary elections from there he was elected to a full seat in the National Assembly in the 2015 elections where he garnered 97,492 votes of the vote. In spite of being severely impoverished, a majority of employers in Vargas were government companies making the Chavista rule in the state to be unchallenged until Guaidó’s 2015 election. He was made the head of Comptroller’s Commission of the national assembly in 2017. The next year, he was made the head of the legislature’s opposition. He also contributed to the research of Jennifer Cyr at the University of Arizona in 2017. At his time in the National Assembly Guardo investigated corruption case surrounding the Maduro administration.
He was elected President of the National Assembly of Venezuela in December 2018 and then he was sworn in on 5 January 2019. Upon taking office he vowed to oppose Nicolás Maduro. Maduro who has been accused by journalists and analysts of wanting to continue executive power by remaining in office past the expiration of his presidential term. His term was set to expire on 10 January 2019. On 15 January 2019, the National Assembly approved legislation that works with dozens of foreign countries to request that these nations freeze Maduro administration bank accounts. Several Latin American leaders have called for Maduro to turn executive power over to the National Assembly at the end of his term in office. They appealed for new elections to be held in what they saw as an attempt to restore democracy.
Guaido was elected to seat as an alternate federal deputy in the 2010 parliamentary elections from there he became elected to a full seat in the National Assembly in the 2015 elections where he garnered 97,492 votes of the vote.
Relatively unknown until 2019, Guaidó was one of several politicians who went on a hunger strike to force 2015 elections. In 2017, he was named head of the Comptroller's Commission of the National Assembly and in 2018, he was named head of the legislature's opposition. He contributed to research at the University of Arizona, giving testimony to analysts on the working conditions of Latin American politicians and, specifically, institutional crisis and political change.
Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela provides that, "when the president-elect is absolutely absent before taking office, a new election shall take place (...) And while the president is elected and takes office, the interim president shall be the president of the National Assembly".
After what he and others described as the "illegitimate" inauguration of Maduro on 10 January 2019, Guaidó said that he would challenge Maduro's claim to the presidency, the National Assembly announced Guaidó had assumed the powers and duties of president, and they would continue to plan to remove Maduro. They called for demonstrations on 23 January, the 61st anniversary of the overthrow of dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez . With massive numbers of demonstrators coming out on 23 January in cities throughout Venezuela and across the world, he swore "before Almighty God ... to formally assume the power of the national executive office as the president of Venezuela". A defiant Maduro accused the U.S. of backing a coup, and said he would cut ties with the U.S. The U.S., Canada, and several Latin American countries supported Guaidó as interim president the same day; Russia, China, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Turkey supported Maduro.
The next day, 24 January, Guaidó requested humanitarian aid for Venezuela from the U.S., and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to offer $20 million. Guaidó asked the Bank of England and British Prime Minister Theresa May not to give the Maduro administration the £1.2 billion in gold reserves they hold for Venezuela, and to give access to the opposition instead. The following day, he offered an Amnesty Law, approved by the National Assembly, to military personnel and authorities who help to restore constitutional order. He suggested that if Maduro gives up power, he may receive amnesty. Over his first weekend, he held another public assembly, asking supporters to disseminate the Amnesty Law throughout the country to military, police and other functionaries. The next week, the US Treasury levied sanctions against PDVSA (Venezuela's state-run oil company), and Guaidó announced that the opposition was beginning the process of taking control of Venezuela's foreign assets.
Carlos Vecchio was accredited by Pompeo as the Guaidó administration's diplomatic envoy to the U.S. Gustavo Tarre Briceño was named by Guaidó as Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States.
Juan Guaidó became the youngest opposition leader to view the seat of Presidency and win. He is known for "building unity among fellow legislators" according to a Bloomberg article.
Juan Guaidó has been recognized as president of Venezuela by U.S. President Donald Trump, the European Union, the Organization of American States, and other countries around the world.
Guaidó was part of a student-led political movement that protested the Venezuelan government's decision not to renew the broadcasting license of independent television network RCTV. They also protested broader attempted government reforms by Hugo Chávez, including the 2007 constitutional referendum, which Chávez lost.
Together with Leopoldo López and other politicians, Guaidó was a founding member of the Popular Will political party in 2009. In 2014, he was the party's national coordinator. López (one of Venezuela's best-known opposition politicians, under house arrest as of January 2019) "mentored Guaidó for years" according to CNN, and the two speak several times daily. As Lopez's protegé, Guaidó was well known in his party, but not nationally; López named Guaidó to lead the Popular Will party in 2019.
Guaidó was elected President of the National Assembly of Venezuela in December 2018, and was sworn in on 5 January 2019. Relatives of imprisoned politicians were invited to the inauguration, gathering on the balcony behind the banner of Juan Requesens. He is the youngest to lead the opposition. Upon taking office, he vowed to oppose Nicolás Maduro, and elaborated an eight-point action plan to confront Maduro. The plan, approved by the National Assembly, envisions three phases (end of usurpation, transitional government, and free elections), with eight key points:
1. Reaffirm usurpation of presidency (by Maduro).
2. National Assembly assumes representation of Venezuela in the international community.
3. Create a transitional body to restore constitutional order, coordinated among legitimate authorities of civil society and armed forces.
4. Re-take power of designation from usurpers.
5. Promote recognition among international organizations.
6. Authorize humanitarian aid.
7. Create a fund for recuperating assets lost through corruption.
8. Approve a legislative agenda for the transition.
On 15 January 2019, the National Assembly approved legislation to work with dozens of foreign countries to request that these nations freeze Maduro administration bank accounts. Guaidó wrote a 15 January 2019 opinion piece in The Washington Post entitled "Maduro is a usurper. It’s time to restore democracy in Venezuela"; he outlined Venezuela's erosion of democracy and his reasoning for the need to replace Maduro on an interim basis according to Venezuela's constitution. On his diplomacy, he told the Wall Street Journal that "It's not about twisting arms, breaking kneecaps, but rather holding out a hand," and he offered "amnesty to military officers who joined efforts for a transition in power". Several Latin American leaders called for Maduro to turn executive power over to the National Assembly, not to take office on 10 January, and for new elections to be held.
Quotations: "I swear to assume the competencies of the national executive as the interim president of Venezuela, in order to achieve the end of [Maduro's] usurpation, a transitional government and free elections."
Guaidó is humble, sincere, a fighter, and "eternal optimist".
Physical Characteristics:
Juan has neck scars due to the rubber bullet shot.
Height - 1.78 m
Weight - 73 kg
Eye Color - brown
Hair Color - black
Quotes from others about the person
David Smolansky says that he "was incredibly brave and now runs risks that he’ll be jailed, tortured or need to go into exile".
Michael Shifter said that he "has tried to reach out to the military, tried to unify the opposition and tried to reach Chavista folks as well".
Vox interviewed an expert on Venezuela politics who said that Guaidó was "uncharismatic", and compared him to former US President Barack Obama, saying they were similar at public addresses.
The Guardian noted that Guaidó has adopted the same "rallying cry" as Obama's "Yes we can": "Sí, se puede!".
An article in The Nation calls Guaidó a "second-string politician" who "simply declared himself acting president" in a brazen power grab. The Guardian reported concerns that Guaidó was allied with far-right leaders, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and the United States' Donald Trump.
Juan Guaidó is married to Fabiana Rosales, a journalist, and they have a daughter named Miranda.
(born 23 November 1962)
He is a Venezuelan politician serving as the 46th President of Venezuela since 2013 and previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013 and as Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013 under President Hugo Chávez.
(born 29 April 1971)
He is a Venezuelan politician currently under house arrest. He co-founded the political party Primero Justicia in 2000 with Henrique Capriles Radonski and Julio Borges and was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Caracas in the regional elections held in July 2000.
