Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.
Current position
Zulia remains a state of Venezuela. No independence referendum or declaration by the contemporary movement is documented. Manuel Rosales' proposal for an autonomy feasibility study represents the most concrete recent political step, framed as autonomy rather than independence.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: Manuel Rosales, who served as Governor of Zulia from February 2000 to November 2008 and again from December 2021 to June 2025, has been the most prominent proponent of Zulia autonomy; his party proposed a feasibility study on autonomy from Venezuela's federal government, explicitly compared to Bolivia's Santa Cruz autonomy efforts, motivated by opposition to federal centralization rather than a declared independence campaign.
- Quién es Manuel Rosales, el gobernador que se inscribió a último momento como candidato a presidente de Venezuela (Infobae) link, Rosales tenure and autonomy proposal section. Source record
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