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Venezuela: The Fall of an Oil Giant

It was once the richest democracy in Latin America, but under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been in an economic tailspin.

It was once the richest democracy in Latin America, but under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. Even so, amidst an opposition boycott and claims of vote rigging, recent elections have consolidated his grip on power. And as Katy Watson reports, the coronavirus pandemic has been another nail in the coffin for an economy already on its knees.

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