Operating largely from the shadows, Ms. Flores, the first lady of Venezuela, helped consolidate Mr. Maduro’s rule while controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, experts say.
When news broke that the United States had captured and indicted Venezuela’s longtime authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, another name appeared alongside his that left some observers puzzled: his wife’s, Cilia Flores.
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Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-01-03T22:48:35Z
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