title: El Salvador–Venezuela relations
text: # El Salvador–Venezuela relations
  
  El Salvador–Venezuelan relations are the bilateral relations between El Salvador and Venezuela.
  
  ## History
  
  In November 2019, the Venezuelan government expelled El Salvador's diplomats in a reciprocal move after El Salvador had expelled Venezuelan diplomats. El Salvador recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the legitimate President of Venezuela, cutting off relations with disputed president Nicolás Maduro's government.
  
  