Guaidó lived through the 1999 Vargas tragedy which killed some of his friends while also destroying his school and home , leaving him and his family homeless . The tragedy , according to his colleagues , influenced his political views after the then-new government of Hugo Chávez allegedly provided ineffective response to the disaster . He said , " I saw that if I wanted a better future for my country I had to roll up my sleeves and give my life to public service . " He and his family stayed in a makeshift home in Caracas where he earned his high school diploma in 2000 . Guaidó would continue to live in Caracas where he would earn his undergraduate degree in 2007 in industrial engineering from Andrés Bello Catholic University . He also completed two postgraduate programs in public administration at George Washington University in the United States and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas
Vargas tragedy
Vargas tragedy
Juan Guaidó