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| Vargas Llosa to visit Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups | Vargas Llosa to visit Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups |
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| The Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author, Mario Vargas Llosa, has said that he will travel to Venezuela to lend his support to opposition groups. | The Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author, Mario Vargas Llosa, has said that he will travel to Venezuela to lend his support to opposition groups. |
| Mr Vargas Llosa accused President Nicolas Maduro of trying to install a "Cuban-inspired dictatorship" in Venezuela. | |
| He said that all Latin American countries would be under threat if Mr Maduro succeeded. | He said that all Latin American countries would be under threat if Mr Maduro succeeded. |
| At least 39 people have been killed in nearly three months of protests. | At least 39 people have been killed in nearly three months of protests. |
| The victims come from both sides of the political divide, with hundreds of thousands of people also taking to the streets to support the government. | The victims come from both sides of the political divide, with hundreds of thousands of people also taking to the streets to support the government. |
| The unrest began in western Venezuela on 4 February and grew into a nationwide movement denouncing the economic crisis, high inflation, crime and police brutality. | The unrest began in western Venezuela on 4 February and grew into a nationwide movement denouncing the economic crisis, high inflation, crime and police brutality. |
| Mr Maduro says the protests are part of a right-wing plot backed by the United States to oust his democratically elected government. | Mr Maduro says the protests are part of a right-wing plot backed by the United States to oust his democratically elected government. |
| Mr Vargas Llosa said he was going to travel to Venezuela on 15 April to attend a conference organised by an opposition think-tank, Cedice. | Mr Vargas Llosa said he was going to travel to Venezuela on 15 April to attend a conference organised by an opposition think-tank, Cedice. |
| "I will go with other liberals to lend our support and show our solidarity to those who are putting a big fight against the dictatorship of Maduro," he said. | "I will go with other liberals to lend our support and show our solidarity to those who are putting a big fight against the dictatorship of Maduro," he said. |
| Mr Vargas Llosa, 78, is one of Latin America's most acclaimed writers. | Mr Vargas Llosa, 78, is one of Latin America's most acclaimed writers. |
| He is also known for his strong political views, including his opposition to the Cuban government and political oppression in China. | He is also known for his strong political views, including his opposition to the Cuban government and political oppression in China. |
| Mr Vargas Llosa has previously said he wanted his 1969 novel Conversation in the Cathedral to show "how a dictatorial and authoritarian government corrupts all the society". | Mr Vargas Llosa has previously said he wanted his 1969 novel Conversation in the Cathedral to show "how a dictatorial and authoritarian government corrupts all the society". |
| He ran for president of Peru in 1990 but lost to Alberto Fujimori in a run-off. | He ran for president of Peru in 1990 but lost to Alberto Fujimori in a run-off. |