Nicaragua removed a third ambassador in Venezuela after Maduro's capture
The Nicaraguan government has dismissed Ambassador Isidro Antonio Rivera Guadamuz in Venezuela, marking the third diplomat removed since Nicolás Maduro's capture.
TL;DR
- Nicaragua's government removed Isidro Antonio Rivera Guadamuz as its ambassador to Venezuela.
- Rivera Guadamuz held the position for less than three months.
- He is the third diplomat to be removed from the Nicaraguan Embassy in Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro's capture on January 3rd.
- Rivera Guadamuz replaced Valezka Fiorella López, who served for less than a month.
- López had replaced Daysi Ivette Torres, who served as ambassador since March 2023.
- Torres had previously replaced Orlando José Gómez.
- Nicaragua and Venezuela are described as close political and economic allies.
- Nicaragua recognized Maduro's 2024 presidential election victory.
- Following Maduro's capture, Ortega and Murillo have been more cautious with the government led by interim president Delcy Rodríguez.