Crowds Rally on Guayana Streets as Guaido Calls for Military Uprising
People rallied in front of a mall in Puerto Ordaz, in the Venezuelan city of Guayana, on April 30 after opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido called for a military uprising against President Nicolas Maduro.
Guaido had earlier posted a video message in which he said members of the armed forces had joined him in what he called “Operation Freedom,” his bid to end the “usurpation” of government by Maduro.
“The armed forces are clearly on the people’s side,” Guaido said in a video posted to Twitter. “They are loyal to the constitution, loyal to the people of Venezuela, to their families, to the future, and to progress.”
In this video, demonstrators cheer and wave the Venezuelan flag as a men in military uniform stand watch. Credit: @Adrix_Oro via Storyful
