![Venezuela Crisis: A Look Back at Three Times US Meddling Led to Catastrophe Venezuela Crisis: A Look Back at Three Times US Meddling Led to Catastrophe](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1069252250-310x168.jpg)
The US has recognised Venezuelan National Assembly chief Juan Guaido as the country’s “acting president”, prompting President Nicolas Maduro to accuse Washington of trying to stage a coup. Sputnik looks at a few other times the US forgot about democracy and supported would-be leaders who attempted to gain power by circumventing the ballot box.