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{{quote|Like you, people of the United States, we Venezuelans are patriots. And we shall defend our homeland with all the pieces of our soul. Today Venezuela is united... we demand the cessation of the aggression that seeks to suffocate our economy and socially suffocate our people, as well as the cessation of the serious and dangerous threats of military intervention... We appeal to the good soul of the American society, victim of its own leaders, to join our call for peace, let us be all one people against warmongering and war.|Maduro in an open letter to the American people.}} | {{quote|Like you, people of the United States, we Venezuelans are patriots. And we shall defend our homeland with all the pieces of our soul. Today Venezuela is united... we demand the cessation of the aggression that seeks to suffocate our economy and socially suffocate our people, as well as the cessation of the serious and dangerous threats of military intervention... We appeal to the good soul of the American society, victim of its own leaders, to join our call for peace, let us be all one people against warmongering and war.|Maduro in an open letter to the American people.}} | ||
'''Nicolás Maduro Moros''' (born November 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1962) is a Venezuelan politician serving as the President of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency being disputed with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Juan_Guaido Juan Guaido] since January 1, 2019, many historians considered | '''Nicolás Maduro Moros''' (born November 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1962) is a Venezuelan politician serving as the President of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency being disputed with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Juan_Guaido Juan Guaido] since January 1, 2019, many historians considered him to be even worse than [[Hugo Chávez]] and to be the worst tyrant of Venezuela. | ||
Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly in 2000. He was appointed to a number of positions under President [[Hugo Chávez]] and was described in 2012 by the ''Wall Street Journal'' as the "most capable administrator and politician of Chávez's inner circle". He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013 and as Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013 under Chávez. After Chávez's death was announced on March 5<sup>th</sup>, 2013, Maduro assumed the presidential powers and responsibilities. A special presidential election was held in 2013, which Maduro won with 50.62% of the vote as the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela]] candidate. He has ruled Venezuela by decree since 19 November 2013 through powers granted to him by the pre-2015 Venezuela legislature. | Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly in 2000. He was appointed to a number of positions under President [[Hugo Chávez]] and was described in 2012 by the ''Wall Street Journal'' as the "most capable administrator and politician of Chávez's inner circle". He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013 and as Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013 under Chávez. After Chávez's death was announced on March 5<sup>th</sup>, 2013, Maduro assumed the presidential powers and responsibilities. A special presidential election was held in 2013, which Maduro won with 50.62% of the vote as the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela]] candidate. He has ruled Venezuela by decree since 19 November 2013 through powers granted to him by the pre-2015 Venezuela legislature. |