Meet Cilia Flores: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s Wife, Now In US Custody – Know All About Her | World News
US-Venezuela Conflict: Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured in Caracas, Venezuela, by a US military operation and sent out of their country. Following their capture, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday (local time) that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were indicted in the Southern District of New York for alleged “drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies”.
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Who is Cilia Flores?
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Nicolas Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, was born in Venezuela in 1956 and comes from a modest background. He went to university to study law and was Hugo Chavez’s lawyer, NDTV reported.
Cilia Flores later became attorney general of Venezuela. She married Maduro in 2013, and this was reportedly her second marriage.
According to CNN, Cilia Flores’ first time as a member of the National Assembly was in 2000. After this, he won the seat again in 2005.
Cilia Flores: An Important Person in the Maduro Administration?
Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev emphasized the reason for the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores.
In an interview with the ANI news agency, Sachdev said that Flores, a member of the Venezuelan Parliament, is considered an important figure in the Maduro administration and is accused of being involved in drug trafficking. The US reportedly kidnapped him to prevent him from rallying support for Maduro in Venezuela.
“Maduro will face charges in New York. His wife was also caught. The reason for kidnapping his wife is that Maduro’s wife is also a member of the Venezuelan parliament. She is a very smart, intelligent woman and is said to be the brains behind Maduro. So America did not want to leave her in Venezuela because then she would mobilize Maduro politically and gather support. They accused her of similar drug trafficking charges. So they kidnapped both of them, and now the case will be opened against them in New York,” he said.
US-Venezuela Tension
The US military launched a targeted operation in Venezuela, codenamed ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’.
The Trump administration has alleged that Maduro is involved in drug trafficking and rigging the 2024 election.
The USA had previously imposed sanctions on Venezuela and offered a reward of 50 million dollars for Maduro’s arrest. Meanwhile, Trump also announced that the United States will temporarily “rule” Venezuela.
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