Cilia Flores
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Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro (born 15 October 1956) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as the First Lady of Venezuela. She is married to Nicolás Maduro, who served as president of Venezuela from 2013 until the couple were captured by the United States in 2026. In 2015, she became a deputy in the National Assembly of Venezuela of which she was president from 2006 to 2011 for her home state of Cojedes. In 2017, the Constituent National Assembly was founded in which she was a member of the Presidential Commission. On 3 January 2026, during the United States strikes in Venezuela, U.S. president Donald Trump stated that Flores and Maduro had been captured by the United States. Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez confirmed that both are missing and has demanded "immediate proof of life". The couple made their initial court appearance in a Manhattan federal court on 5 January 2026, with each pleading not guilty to numerous drug trafficking charges. The couple was previously indicted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on various drug charges in 2021 for which their extradition was sought.