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# Nicolás Maduro


## Nicolás Maduro


* ![A composite photo of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce3fc72a7aa58772/69892f6be76ad256d8631e22/putin-erdogan-duterte-orban-tough-guys.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 3, 2018  
## [The 'Strongmen Era' Is Here. Here’s What It Means for You](https://time.com/5264170/the-strongmen-era-is-here-heres-what-it-means-for-you/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ian Bremmer
* ![A man set ablaze runs during an anti-Maduro protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52ef3f7f73f1beaa/6988cbfa0b72e3ac446eda72/caracas-venezuela-protester-ablaze-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 4, 2017  
## [A Man Ablaze in Venezuela](https://time.com/4766400/venezuela-caracas-protester-fire/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Andrew Katz
* ![Students demonstrate against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the streets of Caracas on November 3, 2016. Venezuela's opposition began a tense truce on Wednesday with President Nicolas Maduro, but supporters accused it of betrayin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59c1b1e6474041dd/6988ad5f656a3f1085bcdc35/gettyimages-620846902.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 7, 2016  
## [Think Politics Are Bad in the U.S.? Welcome to Venezuela](https://time.com/4561509/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-protests/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by John Otis
* ![Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a pro-government gathering in Caracas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt482700a4d7b8cfbc/6988a44a8e0601dd634674d8/rtx2no8r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 31, 2016  
## [Venezuelan Opposition Activists Arrested Before Protest](https://time.com/4473715/venezuela-maduro-protest-arrests/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a Council of Ministers meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb89bf8106817e481/69889b860b72e30c676ea267/rtshh2y.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 12, 2016  
## [Venezuela: Citibank Will Close Key Government Accounts](https://time.com/4402296/venezuela-citibank-maduro-accounts/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Simon Lewis  
* ![Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles, of the Justice First party, in Caracas, May 27, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fcb2ffe0ab38c7d/6988974bbc6cfc2ed33dd58a/henrique-capriles-venezuela-opposition-maduro.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 16, 2016  
## ['The Country Is Sinking': A Q&A With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Henrique Capriles](https://time.com/4371546/venezuela-henrique-capriles-q-and-a/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ioan Grillo and Jorge Benezra
* ![A group of prisoners locked in their cells inside the municipal police station of Chacao, east of Caracas, Venezuela, May 27, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93ed1711333bd20b/698896dbfb4eac503c88dd3a/alvaro-ybarra-zavala-venezuela-prison-3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 8, 2016  
## [Inside the Hell of Venezuelan Police Prisons](https://time.com/4360758/inside-the-hell-of-venezuelan-police-prisons/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ioan Grillo and Jorge Benezra
* ![Una mujer pasa frente a una publicidad d](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt121b7b4a33bf1df4/69889483428a9e5dd3cd2c0f/gettyimages-140974394.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 24, 2016  
## [Coca-Cola Halts Production in Venezuela Over Lack of Sugar](https://time.com/4345915/venezuela-coca-cola-economic-crisis/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Simon Lewis
* ![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro News Conference As The Country Moves To Slash Imports To 12-year Low](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5975dec7f7392046/698894095f570f6c4cb2100b/gettyimages-531949506.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2016  
## [These 5 Facts Explain Why Venezuela Could Be on the Brink of Collapse](https://time.com/4342329/venezuela-economic-collapse-nicolas-maduro/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ian Bremmer
* ![Protest in Venezuela](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3e05369d1741554/698893a70b72e397196e96cf/gettyimages-530791344.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 18, 2016  
## [Venezuela Opposition Says Army Must Choose Sides](https://time.com/4339625/venezuela-opposition-military-economic-crisis/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Mark Rivett-Carnac  
* ![COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA-BORDER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1649b8b13105c282/69888d425f570f0f7cb2048e/colombia-venezuela-border.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 31, 2016  
## [Inside the Booming Smuggling Trade Between Venezuela and Colombia](https://time.com/4254619/inside-the-booming-smuggling-trade-between-venezuela-and-colombia/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ezra Kaplan
* ![Maximilien Arvelaiz, Venezuela's top diplomat in Washington, who has been proposed as ambassador, speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Caracas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28c7c8e540983057/69888a6c3c163904a745c607/rtx1xmqe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 10, 2016  
## [Venezuela Summons Top Diplomat In U.S. Back to Caracas](https://time.com/4253549/venezuela-chavez-maximilien-arvelaiz/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![VENEZUELA-CABELLO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe698308564c66e0/69887507a988ca02ef6b5b23/venezuela.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 11, 2015  
## [These 5 Facts Explain Why Venezuela Is in Big Trouble—Still](https://time.com/4144648/these-5-facts-explain-why-venezuela-is-in-big-trouble-still/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ian Bremmer
* ![A man displays bolivar notes that he carries to pay for goods at a street market in Caracas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20fd992990660c7f/698873b5f887dc914fe93924/venezuela-inflation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 3, 2015  
## [Hyperinflation Crisis Could Change Venezuelan Politics](https://time.com/4135247/venezuela-hyperinflation-congressional-elections/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ioan Grillo
* ![Opposition Candidates Kick Off Campaign For General National Assembly Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc4d41336092cad1/69887336196cf460160393bf/497168176.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2015  
## [Three Arrests Over Venezuelan Candidate Killing](https://time.com/4130344/venezuela-election-luis-diaz-murder/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joanna Plucinska

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