Nicolas Maduro, born in 1962, rose from a working-class background to become Venezuela’s president, succeeding Hugo Chavez in 2013. Maduro’s leadership was marked by political repression, economic collapse, and human rights abuses. His tenure ended abruptly when US forces abducted him and his wife on drug- and weapons-related charges in 2025.
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