Venezuela approves referendum claiming sovereignty of region in oil-rich Guyana

Voters answered five questions about the future of the disputed land, including whether they support turning it into a Venezuelan state.

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00:00 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrating a referendum result which gives Caracas sovereignty

00:06 over a region in neighbouring Guyana. Maduro claims the oil and mineral rich Esquibo was

00:12 stolen when the border was drawn up more than a century ago. But critics are sceptical of

00:17 the 10.5 million votes in favour and say very few people were seen at polling stations.

00:23 Many Guyanese considered the referendum a step towards annexation and demonstrated in

00:28 capital Georgetown on Sunday.

00:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]