Years in power
2013 — present
LivingVenezuela
Nicolás Maduro
2013 — present · A concise record of the regime, documented abuses, and the public sources behind this profile.
Estimated toll
7M+ fled, thousands dead
Timeline events
4
Linked sources
4
Chronology
Rise, rule, and aftermath
2013–2017
Crisis and crackdown
2014
Protests suppressed, opposition leaders jailed
2017
Fake constituent assembly, opposition outlawed
Maduro convened a loyalist assembly to rewrite the constitution and bypass the opposition-controlled parliament. Dozens killed in protests; many opposition figures arrested or exiled.
2017–2025
Collapse and migration
2019
Guaidó challenge, failed uprising
2024
Disqualified opposition, sham re-election
Leading opponent María Corina Machado was banned. Edmundo González ran as substitute; Maduro claimed victory in a process widely seen as neither free nor fair.
Evidence ledger
Read the sources
This project summarizes public information. Follow the original reporting and institutional records before relying on a claim.
- Source 01Wikipedia: Nicolás Maduroen.wikipedia.org ↗, opens in a new tab
- Source 02Britannica: Nicolas Madurobritannica.com ↗, opens in a new tab
- Source 03Wikipedia: 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisisen.wikipedia.org ↗, opens in a new tab
- Source 04Wikipedia: 2024 Venezuelan presidential electionen.wikipedia.org ↗, opens in a new tab
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