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President Maduro is currently engulfed in crisis after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the country’s legitimate leader. Mr Maduro became Venezuelan President in April 2013. The conversation was conducted by telephone, with television cameras filming Mr Maduro.

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During the discussion Mr Corbyn stated: “Congratulations to you Mr President and to the whole of the Venezuelan people.”

The pair were speaking shortly after the death of Tony Benn, who passed away on March 14 2014.

Mr Maduro replaced Hugo Chavez as Venezuelan President, who initiated what became known as the ‘Bolivarian revolution’.

After unsuccessfully attempting to seize power as part of a military coup in 1992, Mr Chavez was elected as Venezuelan President in 1998 and held the position until his death in 2013.

As President Mr Chavez implemented left-wing economic policies, but was accused of authoritarian tendencies after creating a new constitution in 1999 which removed many checks on Government power.

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