Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro Moros (Spanish: [nikoˈlas maˈðuɾo ˈmoɾos] (13px listen); born 13 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician who has been the 48th President of Venezuela since 2013. He was previously the 20th Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013. Maduro was also the 3rd President of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2005 to 2006. He became the acting president following the death of Hugo Chávez.

His Excellency Excelentísimo Señor Nicolás Maduro
File:Nicolás Maduro in 2023 (cropped).jpg Maduro in 2015
48th President of Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2013 Acting: 5 March – 19 April 2013 Disputed with Juan Guaidó from 10 January 2019 – 5 January 2023
Vice President	See list Himself (March–April 2013) Jorge Arreaza (2013–2016) Aristóbulo Istúriz (2016–2017) Tareck El Aissami (2017–2018) Delcy Rodríguez (2018–present)
Preceded by	Hugo Chávez
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office 17 September 2016 – 25 October 2019
Preceded by	Hassan Rouhani
Succeeded by	Ilham Aliyev
President pro tempore of UNASUR
In office 23 April 2016 – 21 April 2017
Preceded by	Tabaré Vázquez
Succeeded by	Mauricio Macri
20th Vice President of Venezuela
In office 13 October 2012 – 19 April 2013
President	Hugo Chávez Himself (Acting)
Preceded by	Elías Jaua
Succeeded by	Jorge Arreaza
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 9 August 2006 – 15 January 2013
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
Succeeded by	Elías Jaua
3rd President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office 5 January 2005 – 7 August 2006
Preceded by	Francisco Ameliach
Succeeded by	Cilia Flores
Member of the National Assembly of Venezuela for Capital District
In office 3 August 2000 – 7 August 2006
2nd President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 March 2013
Vice President	Diosdado Cabello
Preceded by	Hugo Chávez
Personal details
Born	13 November 1962 (aged 63) Caracas, Republic of Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (since 2007)
Other political affiliations	Fifth Republic Movement (until 2007)
Spouse(s)	Adriana Guerra Angulo (div.) Cilia Flores ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Occupation	Politician
Signature	Nicolás Maduro's signature
Website	web.archive.org/web/20140328212452/http://www.nicolasmaduro.org.ve/

On 14 April 2013, Maduro was elected President of Venezuela, narrowly defeating Henrique Capriles, with 1.5% of the vote separating the two candidates. Capriles demanded a recount, refusing to recognize the outcome as valid. However, the result was valid and Maduro was sworn in as president five days later on 19 April.

Maduro was born on 13 November 1962 in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro was raised as a Roman Catholic, and his paternal family ancestry is of Sephardic Jewish origin. He is married to Cilia Flores. Before Maduro became a politician, he was a bus driver in Caracas.

In 2013, Maduro denied rumors of homophobia. He stated that if he were gay he would "shout it to the four winds". He said that "I would have no problem loving whoever I had to love with my heart". He also stated that the Chávez government had supported LGBT rights for the past 14 years, promoting inclusion and non-discrimination.

In March 2016, Maduro endorsed United States senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.

In January 2017, Maduro endorsed the murder of Venezuelan dissident Óscar Pérez in what has been named as the Raid in El Junquito. The international media and some politicians & citizens all over the world defined what has happened in El Junquito as a massacre. They harshly criticized about Maduro & his government.

Despite calls to resign as president when his first term ended on 10 January 2019, Maduro inaugurated himself. This caused many people to be angry across the world and caused the National Assembly to call for a State of emergency. Many countries removed their embassies from Venezuela. Many believe that his election was illegitimate, they claimed that by retaking power, Maduro was making Venezuela into an illegal de facto dictatorship.

In 2022, Maduro has told CGTN that despite the crisis in the country, the economy has grown and will expect to grow more in the coming years. He also said that the crisis is going down.

In March 2024, Maduro has confirmed that he'll be running for a third term in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.

Nicolás Maduro Media

• Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in 2019 (cropped).jpg

  Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores in 2019

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  Maduro as foreign minister, beside Tareck El Aissami, presenting Vladimir Putin the Key to the City of Caracas in April 2010

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  Maduro taking the oath of office as president of Venezuela on 19 April 2013

• President Maduro among other Latin American leaders participating in a 2013 UNASUR summit

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  President Maduro speaking at a Venezuelan Constituent Assembly session on 10 August 2017

• President Rouhani in meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro 02.jpg

  Maduro meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in 2015

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  Maduro at the 2023 South American summit

• Nicolás Maduro 2019 Inauguration.jpg

  Maduro in January 2019 at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice building

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  Maduro speaking at Supreme Tribunal of Justice in February 2017

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  Maduro meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on 26 September 2016

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  Announcement of sanctions against Maduro by National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin

Other websites

16x16px Media related to Nicolás Maduro at Wikimedia Commons

• Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores Archived 1998-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (Venezuelan Foreign Ministry) (in Spanish)
• Biography by CIDOB Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)