sˌʌm skˈɑːlɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ hˈæɹəld jˈuːdʒiːn dˈeɪvɪs ænd pˈɛdɹoʊ ɡənzˈɑːlɛz, hæv ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlə səpˈoːɹɾᵻd ænd spˈɑːnsɚd ðə ɹˌuːpənˈuːni ɹˈɛbəlz ænd ðɛɹ sɛsˈɛʃən mˈuːvmənt.
Some scholars, including Harold Eugene Davis and Pedro González, have argued that Venezuela supported and sponsored the Rupununi rebels and their secession movement.