Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while seeking to portray himself as a humble man of the people. During months in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump, who accused him of being a drug trafficker, the 63-year-old […] The post Maduro’s Cult of Personality and Repression Defined Venezuela’s Lost Decade appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .