Chavez personally anointed Mr Maduro, a former bus driver, as his chosen successor as he was dying from cancer in 2012. He has since presided over 12 years of economic collapse and the brutal ...

Maduro, a former bus driver, rose to power after the death of left-wing leader Hugo Chavez in 2013. His tenure has been marred by accusations of authoritarianism as well as economic and political ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third ... As Miriam Lara waited for a bus leaving Caracas on Friday morning, she expressed a feeling of hopelessness.

Opposition defiance - Maduro, a former bus driver and trade unionist, has clung to power for over a decade through a mix of populism and repression, even as the United States imposed punishing ...

Despite sanctioning a number of Maduro officials ... As Miriam Lara waited for a bus leaving Caracas on Friday morning, she expressed a feeling of hopelessness. “What I tell you is horrible.

Despite sanctioning a number of Maduro officials, the administration did not end a license ... As Miriam Lara waited for a bus leaving Caracas on Friday morning, she expressed a feeling of ...

Venezuela Latest: Maduro Sworn in for Third Term as Global ... As Miriam Lara waited for a bus leaving Caracas on Friday morning, she expressed a feeling of hopelessness. “What I tell you ...

Maduro was sent to communist Cuba in 1986 for a year of ideological instruction — his only studies after high school. Upon returning home, he found work as a bus driver and union organizer.