Nicolás Maduro Moros

Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician who served as the 53rd president of Venezuela from 2013 until his removal from power following a United States military intervention in January 2026. A former bus driver and trade union leader, he was hand-picked by his predecessor Hugo Chávez to serve as vice president and later succeed him as president. He is best known for presiding over the catastrophic collapse of Venezuela's economy, including a near-80 percent contraction of GDP and the exodus of nearly eight million Venezuelans, and is currently in U.S. custody facing narcotics charges.