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Venezuelan consulate abandoned two days after it was taken over by supporters of self-declared interim president Juan Guaido Venezuela's diplomatic mission in New York City has been abandoned The consulate was overrun by supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido Guaido's envoy to the United States said that the opposition has also taken control of two other government buildings in Washington, D.C. Carlos Vecchio, the envoy, says he expects the opposition to take over the Venezuelan embassy in Washington 'in the days to come' 

By Dailymail.com Reporter and Reuters

Published: 01:22 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 01:22 GMT, 21 March 2019

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Dramatic images show the Venezuelan consulate in New York City abandoned and desolate after it was taken over by officials loyal to the country's opposition leader. 

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took control of three of the country’s diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido’s U.S. envoy said on Monday, as the opposition presses its bid to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

The envoy, Carlos Vecchio, said the opposition had gained control of two buildings belonging to Venezuela’s defense ministry in Washington and one consular building in New York. 

He added that the group expected to take control of Venezuela’s embassy in Washington 'in the days to come.'

The image above shows the Venezuelan consulate in New York City on Tuesday

The image above shows the Venezuelan consulate in New York City on Tuesday

The consulate was overtaken by supporters of Juan Guaido, the opposition leader who claims to be the country's real president

The consulate was overtaken by supporters of Juan Guaido, the opposition leader who claims to be the country's real president

An office in Venezuela's consulate sits empty in the image above taken on Wednesday

An office in Venezuela's consulate sits empty in the image above taken on Wednesday

Guaido, president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, invoked the constitution to assume an interim presidency in January, arguing that Maduro’s May 2018

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