Venezuela News: Protesters Demand End To Cuba's Involvement In The Country

Protests have taken place once again in Venezuela on Sunday, with protesters calling for an end to Cuba's involvement in the troubled South American nation. The march was instigated by congresswoman Maria Corina Machado, who called for the "expulsion" of Cubans in government. Meanwhile, the country's President, Nicolás Maduro, responded with his own march in which he called for increased cooperation with the Caribbean island "on every level."

Nicolás Maduro replied to opposition claims saying "I reject the whole Nazi fascist campaign that this right-wing troglodyte is creating against the Cuban people." Madero spoke at a rally in front of the Government Palace in Caracas. Machado also spoke at the anti-Cuba rally saying "We are going to liberate Venezuela and we are going to liberate the National Armed Forces from the humiliating presence of Cuban officials and Cuban military officers."

The opposition leader spoke to a large crowd gathered at La Carlota in Caracas' east. Maduro's supporter meanwhile took over the neighborhood of Chacao, not far from La Carlota -- Maduro has ordered that this area not be occupied by what he called "the violent ones," many of which have been detained in recent clashes with police. "In this month of fighting we have been able to snatch the mask away from Mr. Maduro and the whole world can now call him by his name, they call him dictator," said Machado.