- - The rise and fall of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in photos

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1 / 25Venezuela Maduro Rise and FallFILE - Pro-government lawmakers from left: Nicolas Maduro, Francisco Solorzano and Cilia Flores, surrounded by supporters, leave the National Congress building boycotting a parliamentary session, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 12, 2003. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Nicolás Maduro rose from a unionized bus driver in Caracas to the presidency of Venezuela, inheriting power after the death of Hugo Chávez and consolidating it over a turbulent decade in office.

Under his leadership, the nation spiraled into crisis, pushing millions into poverty and driving one of the world’s largest migration waves.

International isolation and U.S.-led sanctions intensified as Maduro clung to power.

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