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Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who served as the 53rd president of Venezuela from 2013 until his overthrow in 2026 during the United States intervention in Venezuela. Although he was de facto removed from power, according to the Venezuelan government, he is still the de jure president of Venezuela. A member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV),…
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2026· 40 entries
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro will stand trial June 1, 2027 - ABC News
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Revista Semana: ¿Liberarán a Nicolás Maduro? Revelan impactante giro del gobierno venezolano en negociaciones con la oposición
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NTN24: Nicolás Maduro, el tirano olvidado por el régimen que lideró en Venezuela antes de ser capturado
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El Pitazo: ¿Nicolás Maduro se encuentra hospitalizado y sedado? lo que se sabe
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voz.us: Venezuela's interim government distances itself from Nicolás Maduro, does not call for his release in negotiations with opposition
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voz.us: El Gobierno interino de Venezuela se desmarca de Nicolás Maduro y no plantea su liberación en las negociaciones con la oposición
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EnergyNow.com: Venezuela Suspends 19 Oil, Gas Production-Sharing Contracts Signed Under Maduro Government, Sources Say
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Informat.ro: The Venezuelan government did not request the release of former president Nicolas Maduro during negotiations with the Opposition.
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Informat.ro: El gobierno de Venezuela no ha solicitado la liberación del ex presidente Nicolás Maduro durante las negociaciones con la Oposición
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Emisora Costa del Sol 93.1 FM: Antonio de la Cruz: Nicolás Maduro cayó y el Estado chavista sigue vivo
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Financial Times: Venezuela abandons Nicolás Maduro to fate in US jail
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slguardian.org: Venezuela Appears to Abandon Maduro as Talks With Opposition Advance
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Cubanoticias 360: ¿Qué pasó con Nicolás Maduro? Crecen rumores de que está en coma
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Video A look into the military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro - ABC News
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López-Dóriga Digital: Desaparece el operador de Nicolas Maduro en la SEP - López-Dóriga Digital
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Publimetro México: PAN compara a Andy López con Nicolás Maduro y exige investigarlo tras perder su visa
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Ciudad Valencia: Pdte. Nicolás Maduro envío mensaje de paz por el Día de la Virgen
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LaRed21: Venezuela e Israel restablecen relaciones: El hijo de Maduro visitó una sinagoga en Caracas
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Myanmar International TV: Venezuela frees 131 prisoners amid post-Maduro transition talks
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Argus Leader: Who is Barry Pollack, Nicolás Maduro’s US defense lawyer?
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Open Magazine: Venezuela After Maduro: Oil Is Flowing Again. Democracy Is Still Waiting
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El Eco: Ascensos en el Ejército venezolano refuerzan el control político de Nicolás Maduro
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playgroundweb.com: Maduro y González se proclamaron ganadores en unas cuestionadas elecciones en Venezuela
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El Tiempo: Venezuela y su nueva era diplomática: del aislacionismo de Nicolás Maduro al retorno de relaciones con Israel y otros países con Delcy Rodríguez
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Public attention spiked: 12,995 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 2,876, with 1 article edits.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Footage show Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s ouster” Misleading.
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Reported claimRated This video actually dates back to July 2024, and was filmed during protests after a disputed presidential election. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A video shows citizens of Venezuela ripping down a poster of Nicolás Maduro after he was seized by the United States.” This video actually dates back to July 2024, and was filmed during protests after a disputed presidential election..
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photos of Maduro and his wife escorted by American soldiers” False.
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AAP rated the claim “Images and videos show Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's arrest.” False. The images and videos are AI-generated or manipulated..
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Genuine photos of Maduro's first court appearance” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “The Venezuelans took to the streets to support President Nicolás Maduro.” fake.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “A video shows how "Venezuela celebrates" after Nicolas Maduro's capture” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of Nicolas Maduro after he was captured by US troops” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Genuine image of Venezuela's Maduro captured by US forces” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An image that circulated online in January 2026 authentically showed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro being held by U.S. military personnel while in a bloodied shirt.” Fake.
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Full Fact rated the claim “An image shows Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in custody being led away from a plane.” This image isn’t real. It was made using artificial intelligence..
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. While North Korea has condemned US strikes and the reported capture of Maduro, no such statement was made by Kim Jong-un. Other quotes attributed to Kim, including remarks about a world war and personal framing also seem fabricated. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “North Korea’s Kim Jong-un called Venezuelan President Maduro his "friend" and called for his immediate release.” The claim is false. While North Korea has condemned US strikes and the reported capture of Maduro, no such statement was made by Kim Jong-un. Other quotes attributed to Kim, including remarks about a world war and personal framing also seem fabricated..
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During the United States intervention in Venezuela
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Career landmark: capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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2025· 1 entry
After Lopez's final attempts to persuade Villegas collapsed, allies of the Venezuelan opposition publicized the agent's contact with the pilot, briefly sparking speculation about Villegas's fate before he reappeared publ
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2024· 3 entries
Election won: 2024 presidential election.
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Maduro was reelected for a third term, though evidence showed that he lost the election by a wide margin
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Campaign: 2024 presidential election.
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2019· 3 entries
40 journalists had been arrested unlawfully as of 12 March
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The Maduro government abandoned socialist policies established by Chávez, such as price and currency controls, which resulted in the country seeing a rebound from economic decline
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Porras, Maduro's former chief of staff, said that Maduro "delivered practically nothing in terms of public policy, in terms of direction" during his first term because, in Porras' opinion, "he does not have a clear visio
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2018· 5 entries
And that 388 agents were under investigation for crimes committed between 2017 and 2019, the OHCHR also reported that "[i]nstitutions responsible for the protection of human rights, such as the Attorney General's Office,
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Campaign: 2018 presidential election.
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Maduro was reelected and sworn in
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After the Panamanian government imposed sanctions on Maduro and several key officials of the Bolivarian government
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That alleged that crimes against humanity have been committed in Venezuela during Maduro's presidency
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2017· 2 entries
Under voting conditions that the opposition alleged were irregular
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Maduro expressed his personal support for same-sex marriage
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2016· 8 entries
Awarded Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption (Ironic denominación, not a real award) (2016).
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Career landmark: President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (2016–2017).
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Maduro again claimed that the United States was attempting to assist the opposition with a coup attempt
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The Supreme Tribunal refused to acknowledge the democratically elected National Assembly's attempts to recall Maduro, and the words dictator and authoritarianism began to appear: Foreign Affairs wrote of a "full-on dicta
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an international non-governmental organization that investigates crime and corruption, gave President Maduro the Person of the Year Award that "recognizes the
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A group of Venezuelans asked the National Assembly to investigate whether Maduro was Colombian in an open letter addressed to the National Assembly president Henry Ramos Allup that justified the request by the "reasonabl
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The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Top 35 Predators of Press Freedom list placed Maduro as a "predator" to press freedom in Venezuela, with RSF noting his method of "carefully orchestrated censorship and economic asphyx
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (2016–2019).
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2015· 1 entry
But Maduro maintained power through the Supreme Tribunal, the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the military
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2014· 2 entries
Maduro was named as one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People
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That escalated into daily marches nationwide and repression of dissent
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2013· 6 entries
Election won: 2013 presidential election.
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Awarded Order of José Martí (2013).
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According to Corrales and Penfold, was due to multiple mechanisms established by Maduro's predecessor, Chávez
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Including 1,652 people who were tortured, 7,309 people who were subjected to "cruel, inhumane and degrading" treatment or punishment, and at least 28 people who were killed in the country's prisons
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Campaign: 2013 presidential election.
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Career landmark: President of Venezuela (2013–2026).
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2012· 2 entries
It was reported by The New York Times that he was a follower of Indian Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba and previously visited the guru in India in 2005
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Career landmark: Vice President of Venezuela (2012–2013).
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2011· 1 entry
To succeed him in the presidency if he were to die from cancer
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2008· 1 entry
And again in 2010, recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, and support for Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian Civil War
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2006· 2 entries
And served under Chávez in that position until being appointed Vice President of Venezuela in October 2012, after the presidential elections
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela (2006–2012).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the National Assembly of Venezuela (2005–2006).
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1998· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the 1999 National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela (1998–2001).
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To the National Constituent Assembly in 1999, and finally to the National Assembly in 2000, at all times representing the Capital District
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-11-23.
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