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by a US military intervention.
Alongside his wife, Celia Flores,
he was flown to the United States to face charges of trafficking and partnering with terrorist groups.
Charges he denies.
His leadership and that of his predecessor and mentor, Hugo Chavez,
had seen Venezuela move from being an oil-rich,
prosperous country to a country which was heavily sanctioned.