The following lists events in the year 2017 in Venezuela.
Incumbents
President: Nicolás Maduro Vice President: Aristóbulo Istúriz (until January 4), Tareck El Aissami (starting January 4)
Governors Amazonas: Liborio Guarulla then Miguel Rodríguez Anzoátegui: Nelson Moreno then Antonio Barreto Sira Apure: Ramón Carrizales Aragua: Caryl Bertho then Rodolfo Clemente Marco Torres Barinas: Zenaida Gallardo then Argenis Chávez Bolívar: Francisco Rangel Gómez then Justo Noguera Pietri Carabobo: Gustavo Pulido Cardier then Rafael Lacava Cojedes: Margaud Godoy Delta Amacuro: Lizeta Hernández Falcón: Stella Lugo then Víctor Clark Guárico: Ramón Rodríguez Chacín then José Manuel Vásquez Lara: Henri Falcón (until October 16); Carmen Meléndez (starting October 16) Mérida: Alexis Ramirez then Ramón Guevara Miranda: Henrique Capriles Radonski then Héctor Rodríguez Monagas: Yelitza Santaella Nueva Esparta: Carlos Mata Figueroa then Alfredo Díaz Portuguesa: Reinaldo Castañeda then Rafael Calles Sucre: Edwin Rojas Táchira: José Vielma Mora then Laidy Gómez Trujillo: Henry Rangel Silva Vargas: Jorge García Carneiro Yaracuy: Julio León Heredia Zulia: Francisco Arias Cárdenas then Juan Pablo Guanipa then Magdely Valbuena then Omar Prieto
Events
For events regarding the protests, see Timeline of the 2017 Venezuelan protests.
February 14 February - The United States sanctions Vice President El Aissami over allegations of playing a role in drug trafficking, freezing his assets in the US and barring him from entering the country. 15 February - Venezuela bans CNN from the country after allegations of spreading propaganda.
July
4 July - A Gulfstream III operated by SATA (Servicio Coordinado de Transporte de Aéreo del Ejecutivo Nacional) and used by the Venezuelan Vice President crashed into the sea on the outskirts of Margarita Island. Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage while the other seven were declared missing.
15 October - The Bolivarian government Great Patriotic Pole won 18 of the 23 governorships while the opposition only 5 during the 2017 Venezuelan regional elections
December 3 December - President Nicolás Maduro announces the creation of a new cryptocurrency the petro. 10 December - The Bolivarian government Great Patriotic Pole won 306 of the 337 Mayorships during the 2017 Venezuelan municipal elections.
Deaths
1 January – Memo Morales, singer (b. 1937). 6 January – Octavio Lepage, politician (b. 1923). 30 January – Yescia Bloom, model (b. ) 26 June – Isaías Pimentel, tennis player (b. 1933)
References