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On March 9th, blackouts in Venezuela continued as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US-Proclaimed President Juan Guaido organized rivalling rallies.
Maduro, on Twitter, posted pictures and videos of the rally in his support, claiming that “American Imperialism” will never win against the proud Venezuelan people.
Estamos frente a la agresión más grave que ha sufrido la República en 200 años de historia. Juntos saldremos adelante porque aquí gobierna el pueblo venezolano. ¡Amor y resistencia, venciendo la injerencia! pic.twitter.com/5haut0kYL9
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) March 10, 2019
“We are facing the most serious aggression suffered by the Republic in 200 years of history. Together we will go forward because here the Venezuelan people govern. Love and endurance, conquering interference!”
El imperialismo estadounidense desconoce la fuerza de este pueblo aguerrido que lleva en sus venas la sangre de los Libertadores de América. Hemos superado todas las agresiones con coraje revolucionario, y seguiremos de pie; firmes defendiendo la soberanía de nuestra Patria. pic.twitter.com/Jb6663vPhK
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) March 10, 2019
“American imperialism is unaware of the strength of this hardened people who carry in their veins the blood of the Liberators of America. We have overcome all aggressions with revolutionary courage, and we will continue to stand; Firm defending the sovereignty of our homeland.”
Hoy, cuando el imperio de los EE.UU., en su desespero por echarle mano a nuestros recursos naturales, intensifica sus brutales agresiones contra la Patria, nos plantamos con firmeza para defender nuestra tierra y gritar con fuerza: ¡Yankee Go Home! ¡Somos Antiimperialistas! pic.twitter.com/eGeU3qHZqB
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) March 9, 2019
“Today, when the US Empire, in its desperation to shake hands with our natural resources, intensifies its brutal aggression against the motherland, we stand firm to defend our land and shout Hard: Yankee Go Home! We are anti-imperialist!”
During his speech at the protest, Maduro accused the US of organizing another cyber-attack in an attempt to worsen the blackouts and impede progress towards recovery. He also thanked the Venezuelan military of stopping the coup.
“We received another cybernetic attack at noon to one of the generation sources that was working perfectly, but the fresh attack knocked out all that had been achieved by noon,” Maduro said.
The Venezuelan president said thanks to a deployment made by his government on Friday, they had been able to “make progress in continuous recovery process” that restored electricity to 70 percent of the country, which was lost following the new attack on March 9th.
Electricity had been restored to a number of states on March 9th before the new blackout.
In addition, Maduro referred to Juan Guaido as a “clown and a puppet” of the US.
“They invited the armed forces to carry out a military coup and their reply was clear – they have defeated the coup plotters,” he said.
At the opposition’s protest, US-Proclaimed President Juan Guaido announced that he would go on a tour of Venezuela and gather all his supporters to attend a massive protest in Caracas “very soon.”
La conquista de los espacios debe ser de manera pacífica, constitucional y organizada.
Por eso en los próximos días voy a recorrer el país junto a cada Diputado de la @AsambleaVE para la Gran toma de Caracas. #VamosTodos pic.twitter.com/zA9Rt5VPw5
— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) March 9, 2019
“The conquest of the states must be in a peaceful, constitutional and organized way. So in the next few days I will tour the country with each member of the National Assembly for the great retaking of Caracas.”
Venezuela está en la victoria y va rumbo a la victoria.
Para que no nos tranquen y bloqueen iremos progresivamente anunciando, en su momento, los días, las horas y los Estados que visitaremos.
¡Conquistáremos la democracia! #VamosTodos pic.twitter.com/kzs9Et7tcB
— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) March 9, 2019
“Venezuela is victorious and is heading towards success. So that they do not block we will progressively announce, in due time, the days, hours and the states we will visit.”
US National Security Adviser John Bolton expressed his support of Guaido in a tweet, also blaming Maduro for his “illegitimate power grab.”
Despite widespread power outages, increased repression, lack of public transportation, and internet blackouts, Venezuelans took to the streets with Interim President Guaido to protest Maduro’s illegitimate power grab. pic.twitter.com/HTXzJS9ywC
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) March 9, 2019
US Senator Marco Rubio, who was accused by Venezuelan Information Jorge Rodriguez as the orchestrator of the blackouts, continued providing a timeline of the electricity situation in the country.
The worst electricity & telecommunications blackout in #Venezuela history’s going on 48 hours.
A blackout caused by #MaduroRegime negligence. A load rejection issue knocked out the Guri-Malena transmission line & led to multiple transformer explosions.
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— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 9, 2019
He also shared a video showing desperate family members of a dialysis patient running to the direct of civil protection seeking help. Despite government sources claiming that reports of patient deaths and such issues are fake, Rubio and Western media continue reporting the opposite.
Heartbreaking.
Desperate family members of dialysis patients ran to the director of civil protection of #Sucre when he approached the Dialysis Unit of El Marqués. Their loved ones will die if power isn’t restored soon & dialysis can resume in #Venezuela https://t.co/w8iia92UT9
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 9, 2019
He also accused the “Maduro Regime” of turning the blackout during the night in a “horror movie” with his “gangs” terrorizing people.
Reports tonight out of #Venezuela are like a horror movie.
Total darkness. No electricity,running water or cell phone coverage. Food spoiling. Patients dying in hospitals. Looting of homes & businesses. Armed #MaduroRegime gangs terrorizing people.
Please #PrayForVenezuela
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 10, 2019
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