53th President of Venezuela (2013-)
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President of Venezuela
Vice President Himself
(March–April 2013)
Jorge Arreaza
(2013–2016)
Aristóbulo Istúriz
(2016–2017)
Tareck El Aissami
(2017–2018)
Delcy Rodríguez
(2018–2026)
(March–April 2013)
Jorge Arreaza
(2013–2016)
Aristóbulo Istúriz
(2016–2017)
Tareck El Aissami
(2017–2018)
Delcy Rodríguez
(2018–2026)
Preceded by Hugo Chávez
President of Venezuela
Vice President Himself
(March–April 2013)
Jorge Arreaza
(2013–2016)
Aristóbulo Istúriz
(2016–2017)
Tareck El Aissami
(2017–2018)
Delcy Rodríguez
(2018–2026)
(March–April 2013)
Jorge Arreaza
(2013–2016)
Aristóbulo Istúriz
(2016–2017)
Tareck El Aissami
(2017–2018)
Delcy Rodríguez
(2018–2026)
Preceded by Hugo Chávez
Wikipedia
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Nicolás Maduro - Wikipedia
2 days ago - Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who became the president of Venezuela in 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores; they were transported to the US and charged with drug trafficking to which ...
U.S. Department of Justice
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
1 week ago - Mexico to Venezuela. As Venezuela's President and now-de facto ruler, MADURO MOROS
In the News
U.S. Department of State
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Nicolás Maduro Moros - United States Department of State
1 week ago - Nicolás Maduro Moros became president of Venezuela following Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013 and declared victory in a presidential election in 2018. In 2019, the National Assembly of Venezuela invoked the Venezuelan constitution and declared that Maduro had usurped power and was not the president of Venezuela.
Videos
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POLITICO
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92-year-old judge handling Maduro case ‘doesn’t give a s--t what anyone thinks about him’ - POLITICO
1 week ago - The extraordinary criminal case against deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is headed before a 92-year-old judge with a stubborn streak and an often unorthodox approach to running his courtroom.
BBC
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Rubio says US not at war with Venezuela, as Maduro set to appear in New York court on Monday - BBC News
2 weeks ago - Here's a recap of what happened in the last 24 hours, one day after the US ordered a military attack in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, taking them to New York to face drug and weapons charges.
AP News
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Nicolas Maduro | AP News
2 hours ago - Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is set to deliver her first state of the union speech. She will address an anxious country Thursday as she navigates competing pressures from the United States and a government loyal to former President Nicolás Maduro.
U.S. Department of State
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Venezuela: A Democratic Crisis - United States Department of State
December 1, 2020 - What Is Going on in Venezuela? Slide Towards Dictatorship On January 10, 2019, Nicolás Maduro illegally claimed the presidency of Venezuela, despite global condemnation of a rigged election.
Fox News
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Captured Venezuelan dictator Maduro pleads not guilty before judge cuts off outburst
Dethroned Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro faces arraignment in New York federal court Monday on drug trafficking charges after dramatic U.S. capture.
Published 2 weeks ago
BBC
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Maduro seizure: The continued mysteries surrounding the intelligence operation
A week on from the dramatic raid that seized Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, details of the intelligence surrounding the operation are becoming clearer, but some mysteries still remain.
Published 1 week ago
The Guardian
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Nicolás Maduro | The Guardian
3 hours ago - US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás Maduro
Reuters
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Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela after U.S. captures Maduro | Reuters
2 weeks ago - WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was putting Venezuela under temporary American control after the United States captured President Nicolas Maduro in an audacious raid and whisked him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
OCCRP
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Nicolás Maduro | OCCRP
Maduro, a former bus driver and trade union leader who served as foreign minister under President Hugo Chavez, rose to the presidency when Chavez died in 2013.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Treasury Targets Illegitimate Maduro Regime Insiders and Sanctions Evaders in Venezuela’s Oil Sector | U.S. Department of the Treasury
December 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting Nicolas Maduro’s illegitimate regime in Venezuela, sanctioning three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores; a Maduro-affiliated businessman; and six shipping companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector.
CNN
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Live updates: Defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court as Trump threatens other countries | CNN
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro entered a plea of not guilty in his first court appearance in New York as President Donald Trump threatens other countries with US action.
Published 2 days ago
University of Chicago News
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What’s next for Venezuela, after U.S. arrest of Maduro? | University of Chicago News
4 days ago - Now in New York City, Maduro and Flores face criminal charges, including drug trafficking and “narco-terrorism.” Many questions remain about the future of Venezuela's government and economy, especially its oil industry.
Fox News
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Dem senators ripped for reversing Venezuela stance after Trump captured Maduro: 'Politics at its worst'
Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has been criticized over her shifting stance on Venezuela and its fallen president Nicolás Maduro after she supported military action to take out Maduro and "delegitimizing" the Venezuelan government in 2019, but condemned the Trump administration for trying "to ‘run’ another country."
Published 2 days ago
NYTimes
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Venezuela’s Interim Leader Delivers State of the Union Address - The New York Times
8 hours ago - Ms. Rodríguez echoed the fiery, anti-imperialist rhetoric used by her predecessors in the speech, which she said she had co-written with Nicolás Maduro just hours before he was captured by U.S.
Townhall
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The Nicolas Maduro Memes Are Already Here
2 weeks ago - Explore the hilarious Nicolas Maduro memes that emerged after his attempted capture.