Nicolás Maduro was born on 23 November 1962 in Caracas. A Venezuelan politician, Maduro worked as a bus driver and trade union activist before entering politics in the movement of Hugo Chávez. He served in the National Assembly, as foreign minister and as vice president, and he became president in 2013 after Chávez's death, winning a narrow election that year. His government has been marked by a severe economic crisis, hyperinflation, shortages and the emigration of millions of Venezuelans. Elections in 2018 and 2024 were widely disputed, and many governments and the opposition rejected the results. He was subject to US and European sanctions.
Before and after
- 8 November 1962Establishment of Pirin National Park
- 11 November 1962Birth of Demi Moore
- 18 November 1962Death of Niels Bohr
- 19 November 1962Birth of Jodie Foster
- 23 November 1962Birth of Nicolás Maduro
- 29 December 1962Birth of Carles Puigdemont
- from 1963 to 1979White Revolution
- c. 1963Birth of Ismail Haniyeh
- from 1963 to 2002Founding of Organisation of African Unity
More in Wars, politics & history
- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953Korean War
- from 16 May 1966 to 6 October 1976Cultural Revolution
- from 2 August 1990 to 28 February 1991Gulf War
- 20 February 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 31 January 2020Brexit
The era
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