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In the past decade Maduro ran the economy into the ground, causing rampant inflation and widespread shortages of fuel, medicine and some basic foodstuffs.

Rodriguez later insisted in a public address that Maduro was Venezuela's "only president" and the government was "ready to defend" the country.

The operation brought the curtain down on 12 years of increasingly authoritarian rule by Maduro, who had a $50 million US bounty on his head.

US president, Donald Trump accused Maduro of killing hundreds of Americans.

The Basic Education Department is urging matric pupils to prioritise their mental health as they await their results.