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'''Nicolás Maduro''' is a [[Socialism|Socialist]] politician in [[Venezuela]]. From 2006 to 2013 he was the Foreign minister. In 2012 Maduro became Vice President and since the death of [[Hugo Chavez]] he is the President of [[Venezuela]]. In 2013 he was "officially" elected after he defeated, in a close election, the oppositional candidate [[Henrique Capriles]].<ref>[http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/chavezs-vicious-legacy-lives-on/]</ref>He's economically [[Socialism|socialist]] and socially [[conservative]].
In the 1980s, Maduros received [[Communist]] training in Cuba.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/183591/chavez-successor-got-communist-training-cuba-daniel-greenfield,</ref><ref>http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-12742462</ref>