Then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds Simon Bolivar’s sword as he addresses members of the armed forces, Bolivarian Militia, police, and civilians during a rally in Caracas on November 25, 2025. Photo: OSV News/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters. The extraction by the United States of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, provided an early interruption into the dreams of a calmer, predictable 2026. Maduro is widely seen as being an illegitimate president, grimly holding onto power after a fraudulent election in 2024. He is considered corrupt – the US accuses…
