Venezuela’s opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez flees to exile in Spain

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. By Juan Forero and Kejal Vyas. Full Text -> BusinessDay

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