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Argentina planned invasion of Venezuela in 2019, new investigations reveal
Venezuelan Defence Minister Chief General Padrino Lopez shows a map of Apure state as he gives a press conference on operations against drug gangs, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, February 11, 2022

ARGENTINA planned to invade Venezuela and oust the democratically elected government of President Nicolas Maduro, according to leaked documents unveiled on Sunday.

Investigations by journalist Horacio Verbitsky indicate that former Argentinian president Mauricio Macri was planning a military operation between April and July 2019.

It was to be led by then commander of Argentina’s rapid deployment force General Martin Paleo, who is now chief of staff of the armed forces.

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