to understand what is happening in Venezuela,
you should read about what happened in Nicaragua between 1984 and 1991.Nicaragua, 1988.
At 33 thousand % came hyperinflation in Nicaragua in 1988. Prices started to increase suddenly from 1984. In 1991, magically, it stopped.
Those were times of "Sandinistas" (a socialist revolution). Ronald Reagan created and financed "La Contra". Through the CIA, he gave them 372 million dollars between 1982 and 1990. "La Contra" scandal in 1986 unveiled the U.S. government's practices to sow and finance terrorism, to overthrow revolutions.
In 1985, Ronald Reagan decreed sanctions against the Nicaraguan people. It was a trade embargo that affected 70% of the economy. According to the CIA, for 1987, only in exports, the trade embargo had an impact of 115 million dollars.
He also applied a financial blockade. It prevented external financing from multilateral organizations. In 1982, shamefully, Venezuela suspended deliveries of oil to Nicaragua, Mexico too in 1984. They were under pressure from Washington. In 1985, the USSR guaranteed 90% of the supply.
Meanwhile, the people lined on the streets to buy food, medicines, hygiene products and to get cash. Many others crossed the border to work outside and send remittances in dollars.
Prices doubled every 15 days. It was not for the printing of bank notes (cash). On the contrary, the amount of cash decreased 89% in 1988. The cause was the disproportionate and inexplicable depreciation of the nicaraguan currency Cordoba (32 billion % between 84 and 91). In 1983, a dollar cost 123 Cordobas, in 1991 it was necessary to pay 40 billion Cordobas. "La Prensa", an opposition newspaper, was responsible for reporting daily the exchange rate. Paradoxically, international reserves increased 38% in 1988. Between 1986 and 1989 they increased 166%.
In 1990, the bourgeoisie assumed the presidency. Applied the "Plan Mayorga". He indebted the country for 300 million dollars to promote and encourage private investment, especially the american one, and to import goods from the U.S. They privatized the companies, dollarized the economy under the figure of a "Currency Board" with reference to the very limited gold reserves. In short, they handed over sovereignty to someone who had attacked them for years.
It also threw out 20% of public employees, reduced social spending, lowered prices, froze wages and increased basic service rates.
After imperialism assumed the presidency of Nicaragua in 1990, they stopped the aggressions. The siege ceased. He deposed his main and most powerful weapon: the attack on Cordoba.
Magically the depreciation of the currency stopped. Miraculously, in 1991, there was no longer hyperinflation, only poverty.
@Pasquicurcio