September 19, 2014 10:05AM 

# #WhyLiberty: Venezuela 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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Thousands of Venezuelans regularly protest Nicolás Maduro’s government. [Juan Carlos Hidalgo](https://www.cato.org/people/juan-carlos-hidalgo), a Policy Analyst on Latin America at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, recalls witnessing the struggle for freedom in Caracas.

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