María Corina Machado

And also the price of oil had, you know, declined.

And also the price of oil had, you know, declined.

It was around $8 a barrel.

It was around $8 a barrel.

So...

So...

He came with a populist narrative offering, you know, everyone to be equal and to revenge against all those that were guilty of poverty in the country.

He came with a populist narrative offering, you know, everyone to be equal and to revenge against all those that were guilty of poverty in the country.

And, you know, he aligned with actors such as Fidel Castro in Cuba and other international interests to promote

And, you know, he aligned with actors such as Fidel Castro in Cuba and other international interests to promote

grab, you know, those huge resources Venezuela has.

grab, you know, those huge resources Venezuela has.

And of course, you know, super strategic geographic position.

And of course, in a, you know, super strategic geographic position.

So that's how he got there.

So that's how he got there.

And that populist system turned into autocratic and then into criminal structure.

And that populist system turned into autocratic and then into criminal structure.

That was in 1999.

That was in 1999.