A historical and socio-political perspective on the extraction of Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela: Opportunity for restoring the wellbeing and dignity of a nation

The dramatic military extraction from Venezuela, of Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, on January 3 rd 2026, marks one of the most consequential interventions in modern history of the Americas. It is the culmination of decades of economic collapse, human rights abuses and regional destabilization, that began long before President Maduro’s arrest, but intensified sharply under his rule 1 .