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How a New Generation of Leaders Can Save Venezuela

By Susan Segal

The roots of Venezuela's crisis run deep – at least to the 1970s. Here's why a renewal of leadership and ideas is so important.

This article is adapted from Americas Quarterly's print issue on Venezuela after Maduro.

It was 1976 when I landed in Caracas, 23 years old and single, to start my first full-time job as a Citibank international trainee.

It was an incredibly exciting time for me, living in my own apartment, and working in Venezuela. At that time, Venezuela was considered one of the safest and most prosperous countries in Latin America. In fact, I traveled around the country on my own, arrived home...

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