STORY: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro led a civic-military march in Caracas on Tuesday (November 25), vowing to defend the country against any imperialist threat and calling for unity among civilians, politicians, and the armed forces.

Maduro, holding the sword of liberator Simon Bolivar, addressed a crowd at the Fuerte Tiuna military academy, "the homeland demands our greatest effort and sacrifice, and with Bolivar I say: if the homeland calls, it shall have our lives if necessary."

The event, attended by top government officials and military personnel, honored national symbols and reaffirmed Venezuela's resistance to external pressures, particularly from the United States.

Maduro urged vigilance and sacrifice, invoking Bolivar's legacy and calling on the nation to defend "every inch of this blessed land." The march comes amid ongoing political and economic tensions in Venezuela, facing U.S. military threats and increasing pressure.

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VIDEO SHOWS: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT, NICOLAS MADURO, VENEZUELAN INTERIOR MINISTER DIOSDADO CABELLO AND VENEZUELAN ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT JORGE RODRIGUEZ PARTICIPATING IN MARCH / SOUNDBITES FROM MADURO

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SHOWS: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (NOVEMBER 25, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PEOPLE WITH VENEZUELAN FLAGS, SHOUTING (Spanish): “Alert, it is walking! Bolivar’s sword for Latin America!”

2. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN INTERIOR MINISTER DIOSDADO CABELLO, WEARING A HAT READING (Spanish): “To doubt is betrayal.” / SMILING AT CAMERA

3. CABELLO DURING MARCH

4. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO MARCHING ALONGSIDE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS

5. VENEZUELAN ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT JORGE RODRIGUEZ IN THE MARCH

6. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO MARCHING ALONGSIDE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS

7. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADUROON STAGE HOLDING A SWORD BELONGING TO LIBERATOR SIMON BOLIVAR DURING THE EVENT

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO, SAYING:

"There are no excuses for anyone. Failure is forbidden in this decisive moment for the existence of the republic. No excuses for civilians, politicians, military, or police. No one is excused. The homeland demands our greatest effort and sacrifice, and with Bolivar I say: if the homeland calls, it shall have our lives if necessary."

9. VARIOUS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS WITH VENEZUELAN FLAGS DURING EVENT

10. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: CABELLO, VICE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA DELCY RODRIGUEZ, JORGE RODRIGUEZ AND MADURO

11. MADURO DURING HIS SPEECH

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO, SAYING:

"With responsibility and love, I tell our people: if Bolivar could build seven army corps to liberate all of South America and secure the independence of Central America and beyond, we must be able to defend every inch of this blessed land from any imperialist threat or aggression, wherever and whenever it comes. Stay alert, stay alert."

13. VARIOUS OF MADURO ADMINISTERING AN OATH TO ATTENDEES

14. VARIOUS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL DURING EVENT

15. VARIOUS OF MADURO GREETING OFFICERS AT THE END OF EVENT