Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while seeking to portray himself as a humble man of the people.
During months in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump, who accused him of being a drug trafficker, the 63-year-old former bus driver deflected pressure by dancing to techno music at near-daily rallies, always broadcast live, as he chanted the mantra “No war, yes peace!” — in English.
But for many Venezuelans, Maduro was no kindly pacifist.
Seven million compatriots emigrated on his watch amid allegations of arbitrary detentions, rigged trials, torture and censorship.
The South American country’s economy collapsed, marked by
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