From Bus Driver to President: The Story of Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro
Following are some key facts about Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan president who President Donald Trump said had been captured by US forces on Saturday.
Trump, whose government has accused Maduro of running drug cartels and other crimes, had been pressuring the strongman to leave office for months.
- Maduro was born into a working-class family on November 23, 1962, son of a trade union leader. He worked as a bus driver during the time army officer Hugo Chavez led a failed coup attempt in 1992.
