In 2013, Nicolás Maduro became President of Venezuela after the death of President Chávez. Since President Maduro's time in office, the Crisis in Venezuela have reached drastic levels and have contributed to the Venezuelan refugee crisis with over 200,000 Venezuelans immigrating and seeking asylum in Chile. As a result, in June 2019, Chile placed visa restrictions on Venezuelans entering the country. In response, Venezuela imposed visa restrictions on Chilean nationals visiting the country. In January 2019, as a result of the Venezuelan presidential crisis, the Chilean government recognized Juan Guaidó as acting President of Venezuela.