Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Thursday called for peaceful demonstrations at army bases, days after a military uprising in support of his bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro fizzled out. The latest appeal came after Maduro called on the armed forces of the crisis-wracked nation to oppose “any coup plotter”, as the embattled leader dug in his heels in the face of ongoing protests and international pressure, especially from the United States. Guaido — recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president — had on Tuesday called on the military to rise up against Maduro, and a small group heeded his call.
