Notable Moments From Nicolás Maduro’s Tenure as Venezuela’s Leader
The United States captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, President Donald Trump said, as explosions rocked Caracas and targets across the country. See Maduro’s years of leadership in photos, beginning here after he was sworn in for a third six-year term, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025.
Nicolás Maduro, deputy for Venezuela’s ruling party, addresses a crowd of supporters of President Hugo Chavez in March 2004 in Caracas.
The President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Nicolás Maduro, delivers a speech during a massive May Day demonstration at Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución (Revolution Square), May 1, 2005. More than one million people, according to official estimates, gathered to commemorate International Labor Day, as Cuban leader Fidel Castro honored the common worker and condemned “Yankee Imperialism” by the United States.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro during the signing of an agreement with Chinese businessmen on Oct. 17, 2006, in the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.
Foreign Minister of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros speaks to the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, Oct.2, 2007 at the United Nations in New York.
