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January 13, 2025

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro Sworn In for Third Presidential Term After Contested Election
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In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term
Friday in a ceremony held five months after a controversial election
that the opposition claimed to have won. A number of Latin American
leaders skipped Maduro's inauguration, including Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva of Brazil and Gustavo Petro of Colombia. The inauguration ceremony
was held a day after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
was briefly detained. As Maduro was being sworn in, the Biden
administration announced it would offer a $25 million reward for
information leading to Maduro's arrest.


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