Nicolás Maduro rose from a unionized bus driver in Caracas to the presidency of Venezuela, inheriting power after the death of Hugo Chávez and consolidating it over a turbulent decade in office.
Under his leadership, the nation spiraled into crisis, pushing millions into poverty and driving one of the world’s largest migration waves.
International isolation and U.S.-led sanctions intensified as Maduro clung to power.
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