Juan Guaidó, recognized by Washington and others as Venezuela’s legitimate interim president, said on March 21 that intelligence agents had kidnapped his chief of staff in a predawn raid, signaling that socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro is turning to extreme measures to maintain control of the nation’s government.
Venezuela’s National Assembly declared Maduro a usurper early this year and elevated Guaidó to lead the nation in the interim. President Donald Trump and more than 50 nations recognize Guaidó as the legitimate ruler of Venezuela, while a handful of current and former communist regimes back Maduro.
