Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

As West turns on him, Venezuela's Maduro flexes military muscle

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversees a display of the army's Russian hardware, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum for new elections.

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims victory in an internationally criticised election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cries fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.

January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019

As West turns on him, Venezuela's Maduro flexes military muscle

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversees a display of the army's Russian hardware, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum for new elections.

July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims victory in an internationally criticised election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cries fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.