Maduro Ousted After 13 Years: The Rise, Rule And Fall Of Venezuela’s Strongman

After more than 13 years in power, Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has been ousted and arrested by U.S. authorities, bringing an abrupt end to one of Latin America’s most controversial presidencies. Rising from a bus driver to the chosen successor of Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s rule was marked by economic collapse, hyperinflation, repression, and mass migration. Elections under his leadership were widely criticised, opposition voices silenced, and media freedoms crushed. Now in U.S. custody facing federal charges, Maduro leaves behind a deeply scarred nation still grappling with the consequences of his rule.