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January 8, 2020

Argentina Deals Blow to Legitimacy of Venezuela's U.S.-Backed Opposition
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In Argentina, the leftist government of President Alberto Fernández has
withdrawn credentials for the Venezuelan ambassador of U.S.-backed
opposition figure Juan Guaidó - reversing the stance of former
right-wing President Mauricio Macri. Elisa Trotta Gamus was recognized
as the legitimate ambassador of Venezuela by Macri last year, as Guaidó
self-appointed himself as president and attempted to overthrow elected
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a two-sentence letter addressed
to Trotta Gamus, the Fernández government notified it was "putting an
end to your special mission in the Argentine Republic."


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