Juan Guaid贸
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Full Biography
Juan Guaid贸 was born on July 28th, 1983 in Vargas, Venezuela. Juan spent his childhood in Los Corales, a small town on the outskirts of La Guaira (a coastal city with the main maritime port and largest international airport in the country). His father is a former airline pilot, and his mother is a high school teacher. Juan Guaid贸 lived through the 1999 Vargas tragedy, a natural disaster that鈥痥illed many of his closest friends and also destroyed his school and home, leaving him and his family homeless. The tragedy, according to his colleagues, influenced his political views after the newly elected government of Hugo Ch谩vez provided an ineffective response to the disaster.
Guaid贸 studied industrial engineering at the Universidad Cat贸lica Andr茅s Bello (UCAB). At UCAB he was one of the founders of the . After the鈥, where Guaid贸 played an important role, he helped found 鈥淰oluntad Popular鈥 party鈥痠n 2009. During this time, he met his wife and mother of his children Fabiana Rosales an activist from M茅rida, Venezuela.
On January 2019 Guaid贸 was chosen as president of the National Assembly of Venezuela. Shortly after assuming the presidency of the parliament, he was sworn in as Interim President of the Republic due to the lack of a legitimate presidency in Venezuela as stated in articles 233 and 333 of the National Constitution. He fulfilled his obligation until December 2022 and during this time he was recognized as the Interim President of Venezuela by 60 countries and the OAS.
