BONUS: Venezuela's Rise and Fall

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BONUS: Venezuela's Rise and Fall

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Venezuela is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as extreme poverty and violence have forced many to flee the country in recent years. How did a country once wealthy with oil resources fall into such turmoil?

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Aug 29, 2021

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