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Current events
edit- 30 August 2024 – 2024 Venezuelan blackouts
- A widespread power outage affects most of Venezuela with President Nicolás Maduro's government blaming it on sabotage by the opposition. (DW)
- 22 August 2024 – 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- The Supreme Court of Venezuela certifies the results of the 2024 presidential election, denying claims that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won the election. (AP)
- 21 August 2024 – International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- The United States drafts a punitive sanctions list of sixty Venezuelan government officials from the country's National Electoral Council, Supreme Court, and counterintelligence police agency for alleged electoral fraud. (Reuters)
- 18 August 2024 –
- An oil spill originating from the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, is reported to have contaminated more than 225 km2 (87 sq mi) of the Gulf of Paria as well as most of Morrocoy National Park. (Reuters)
- 18 August 2024 – 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- 2024 Venezuelan protests
- Venezuelan opposition officials and supporters gather in cities across the country to protest against President Nicolás Maduro and the results of the 2024 presidential election. (Reuters)