How Venezuela Fell From the Richest Country in South America …
May 9, 2019 · Nicolás Maduro became the president of Venezuela in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chavez.
How Venezuela went from a rich democracy to a dictatorship on …
Sep 19, 2017 · Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, is scrambling to cling to power as his country is battered by an unprecedented economic crisis. And in the process, he’s becoming an autocrat. Maduro...
Venezuelans still miss Chavez, want Maduro to do ‘better’
Mar 7, 2023 · President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans to choose Maduro as his successor during his last televised message before dying of cancer. Chavez promised them that the leftist policies that oversaw a reduction in poverty would continue under Maduro.
Ten years after Hugo Chávez's death, Venezuelans want Maduro …
Mar 7, 2023 · CARACAS, Venezuela — In his last televised message before dying of cancer, the late President Hugo Chávez told Venezuelans to choose Nicolás Maduro as his successor, promising that the leftist...
Maduro's last dance? Venezuela's ultimate political survivor faces ...
Jul 28, 2024 · Since the late Hugo Chávez passed the torch of his Bolivarian revolution to his loyal aide 11 years ago, Maduro has survived an almost impossible litany of threats.
Analysis: Venezuela’s Maduro starts another disputed term in …
Jan 11, 2025 · Maduro first became president following the death of his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez in March 2013. The larger-than-life populist strongman – who had enshrined himself in power for nearly ...
How Did Venezuela Get Here? - The New York Times
Jul 30, 2024 · But 25 years later, Mr. Chávez’s successor, Nicolás Maduro, oversees an authoritarian regime that jails dissidents, tortures enemies, censors the media — and has just claimed victory in an...
Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his ...
Jan 8, 2025 · When Maduro took power in 2013 following his mentor’s death from cancer, he struggled to bring order to the grief-stricken nation. Without “El Comandante” in charge, the economy entered a death spiral — shrinking 71% from 2012 to 2020, with inflation topping 130,000% — and opponents and rivals inside the government smelled blood.
Venezuela - The presidency of Nicolás Maduro | Britannica
4 days ago · Venezuela - The presidency of Nicolás Maduro: The death of Chávez elevated Vice Pres. Nicolás Maduro to the presidency. A special election to choose a president to serve out the remainder of Chávez’s six-year term was held on April 14 between Maduro, who Chávez had indicated was his preferred successor, and Capriles.
‘Proud to be a revolutionary:’ How Maduro appeals to his …
Jul 25, 2024 · A former bus driver in the capital city of Caracas, Maduro was a longtime supporter of the late Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s hugely popular socialist president. The political movement Chavez...