Nicolás Maduro

Venezuelan politician · Venezuela · Politicians · Born 1962 · age 63

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Venezuela's president from 2013 until forcibly removed in 2026, now claiming he still legally holds office. His rule oversaw economic collapse that pushed seven million people to flee the country, protests met with lethal force, and two disputed elections that the evidence suggests he lost.

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2016Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption (Ironic denominación, not a real award)AwardMore about thisPresident pro tempore of the Union of South American NationsOffice2016-2017Secretary General of the Non-Aligned MovementOffice2016-20192015“When I met Commander Chávez, I didn't hesitate for a millimeter of a second to be by his side.”In their words9 August 2015Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (9 August 2015)Read the whole statement

“I'm using my intelligence to play dumb and thus make world news.”In their words21 March 2015Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (21 March 2015)Read the whole statement

“Stalin looked just like me; the mustache is exactly the same. Comrade Stalin, who defeated Hitler.”In their words13 March 2015Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (13 March 2015)Read the whole statement

“It's too much of a coincidence that someone gets killed and is dead the next day.”In their words12 January 2015Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (12 January 2015)Read the whole statement

2014“You know who "Gremlins" are? Some little monsters who hate christmas.”In their words15 December 2014Nicolás Maduro confundió a los ‘Gremlins’ con el ‘Grinch’, Perú21 (15 December 2014)Read the whole statement

2013“If I were homosexual I would proclaim it proudly to the world.”In their words13 March 2013EN VIDEO: “Si yo fuera homosexual, lo asumiría con orgullo a los cuatro vientos», señaló Maduro, Alba Ciudad (13 March 2013)Read the whole statement

Order of José MartíAwardPresident of VenezuelaOffice2013-20262012Vice President of VenezuelaOffice2012-20132006Minister of Foreign Affairs of VenezuelaOffice2006-20122005President of the National Assembly of VenezuelaOffice2005-20061998Member of the 1999 National Constituent Assembly of VenezuelaOffice1998-20011962Born23 November 1962

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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in 2019

Maduro and Hugo Chávez with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Summit of the Americas on 19 April 2009

Maduro taking the oath of office as president of Venezuela on 19 April 2013

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Nicolás Maduro

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When I met Commander Chávez, I didn't hesitate for a millimeter of a second to be by his side.
Aug 9, 2015, Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (9 August 2015), Own words
The Russia Today television channel is more powerful than a thousand nuclear missiles.
May 10, 2015, Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (10 May 2015), Own words
I'm using my intelligence to play dumb and thus make world news.
Mar 21, 2015, Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (21 March 2015), Own words

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Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption (Ironic denominación, not a real award)2016

Order of José Martí2013

Grand Collar of the Order of the Andes' Condor

Order of the Liberator

Order of the Liberator General San Martín

Order of Augusto César Sandino

Order of Francisco de Miranda

Order of the Condor of the Andes

Order of the Star of Palestine

Order of Francisco Morazán

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Child Nicolás Maduro Guerra

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A former bus driver turned union leader, Maduro entered the National Assembly in 2000 and climbed through Hugo Chávez's government - foreign minister, then vice president. When Chávez died in 2013, Maduro won a special election and became president. By 2015 he was ruling by decree. Shortages and falling living standards triggered waves of protests in 2014 and 2017; when voters elected an opposition legislature, his Supreme Tribunal stripped it of power. He was reelected in 2018 under conditions the opposition disputed, setting off a dual-presidency crisis with Juan Guaidó. In 2024 he claimed victory again despite evidence of a wide loss. The UN and Human Rights Watch accused his government of thousands of extrajudicial killings. Seven million Venezuelans left. A U.S. intervention ended his de facto control in 2026, though the Venezuelan government maintains he remains president in law.

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