US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that American forces carried out a large-scale strike in Venezuela and flew out President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. In her early career, Flores worked part-time at a police station, transcribing witness testimonies, before practising as a defence lawyer at a private firm. Political awakening during national unrest Flores’ political consciousness shifted dramatically in 1989 during the Caracazo riots, a nationwide uprising triggered by fuel price hikes and austerity measures. Flores later described the unrest as awakening her “revolutionary calling”, according to Reuters. Partnership with Nicolás Maduro Flores met Maduro in the early 1990s when both were advising Chávez.

Source: Mint January 03, 2026 15:19 UTC