Venezuela’s opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez flees to exile in Spain
The departure of Lopez, a political prisoner since 2014, will be a blow to an already weakened opposition under Juan Guaido
25 October 2020 - 21:59
Madrid — Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid on Sunday after fleeing the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas the previous day, Spain’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
Lopez, a political prisoner since 2014, had been taking refuge in the Spanish embassy since April 2019 after a botched uprising against President Nicolas Maduro that he led alongside National Assembly head Juan Guaido...
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