Thousands of Venezuelans demonstrated their support for President Maduro in a demonstration held in Caracas on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2025. Photo: Ultimas Noticias.
Mass demonstrations in Caracas and throughout Venezuela are a rejection of U.S. regime change. The people are united in demanding the return of President Maduro from a U.S. kidnapping.
Originally published in Orinoco Tribune .
With emotions running high, but with determination and great loyalty, the Venezuelan people mobilized in great numbers on Sunday from the Plaza de la Candelaria in Caracas to demand the release of President NicolĂĄs Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were abducted by the US.
On an early January Sunday, when due to the season, public transit is very infrequent in the capital of Venezuela and when many holidaymakers have not returned to the city, thousands of Venezuelans flooded the streets showing the strength of Chavismo, the political force that supports the Bolivarian Revolution. As evidenced by photos and video footage, hundreds of thousands of civilians took to the streets, although of course, it is difficult to provide precise numbers.
Such is the case of Norma Azuaje, who recalled the words of Commander Hugo ChĂĄvez and noted that the people are ready to defend the sovereignty of the nation.
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âChĂĄvez taught us that under any circumstances we will continue to have a homeland, and the message for our president is to hold on, these people will rise up, we are here standing ready to fight,â Azuaje said.
With courage and commitment to the homeland, Vanessa Machado stated that the mobilized people will achieve the release of the national leader:
âHere we are, the women, daughters of BolĂvar, defending this homeland in full awareness that it is the mobilized people who will guarantee that NicolĂĄs returns from the abduction he is currently experiencing,â she emphasized.
Another demonstrator, Yorvy Rivero, said that the people of Venezuela are a people of peace, love, and joy: âHere, what prevails is contentment; wanting peace is not a sin. We here ask the world for peace and joy, that is why we ask. Give us back our president,'â Rivero added.
Raising their voices with slogans, flags, and photos of the beloved Chavista leader NicolĂĄs Maduro, Ăngela Couute reminded everyone that President Maduro was elected by a majority of Venezuelans and demanded that he be released so that he can fulfill the duties of head of state: âThe people elected NicolĂĄs Maduro as the constitutional president. We want to see our president here, doing his job; the people need him. We donât want him kidnapped.â
âNo one here gives up. We are in the streets for dignity, for the truth, and for the return of our president,â said one of the protesters on BolĂvar Avenue, where the large march passed.
Similar protests were replicated in most major cities of Venezuela.
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âWe Venezuelans will not allow Donald Trump to seize Venezuelaâs resources,â said one of the motorcyclists from El Valle, adding that they will not leave the streets until President Maduro and Cilia Flores are released.
The protesters, known as the âsteel horses,â reiterated that NicolĂĄs Maduro was democratically elected and that they would not allow imperialism to install a foreign government in Venezuela. They also reaffirmed their commitment to defending Venezuelaâs sovereignty.
This force departed from Petare with the conviction that Venezuela will never again be a colony of any country, and they promised to remain mobilized nationwide until the head of state and the first lady, Cilia Flores, are freed.
Venezuela will not surrender and will emerge victorious
She also rejected the media campaign that seeks to spread misinformation about the current situation in the country, emphasizing that âsocial media is not the streets. We are the ones who control the streets, and we are not going to leave them. We demand the return of our president.â
The massive demonstration in Caracas was filled with outrage at the imperial onslaught, which not only violated national sovereignty but also inflicted damage to state facilities, murdered civilians, and resulted in the abduction of President Maduro and his wife.
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