Hugo Chavez: Leftist firebrand who divided nation, vexed ‘US’
Caracas: Former paratrooper Hugo Chavez led a self-styled revolution that redistributed Venezuela’s oil wealth, earning the devotion of the long-neglected poor while provoking foes at...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez ‘working’ in hospital, aide says
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Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez can work on government issues and is “very energetic” despite being hospitalized and breathing through a tube, a top aide...
Chavez returns to Venezuela after cancer surgery
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Caracas: President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early on Monday after spending more than two months in Cuba for cancer surgery and treatment, announcing his...
Mixed signals on ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spark confusion
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Caracas: Mixed signals from officials in Venezuela sparked confusion on Monday over the condition of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, under treatment in a Cuban hospital...
Chavez not in coma, responding well to treatment: brother
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Caracas: Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is not in a coma and is responding well to cancer treatment in Cuba, making daily progress, his brother...
Rumour has it Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dead
Caracas: Rumours are doing the rounds that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. But on Wednesday, his son-in-law said that Chavez is in “stable” but...
Venezuela frets over ill Chavez as 2013 begins
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Caracas: Somber Venezuelans began 2013 fretting over their ubiquitous and garrulous leader Hugo Chavez, wondering what the future holds as the president wages a tough...
With Chavez sicker, Venezuela axes New Year party
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Caracas: Backers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were in no mood to celebrate New Year’s Eve Monday as the cancer-stricken leftist leader took a turn...
With Chavez sicker, Venezuela axes New Year party
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Caracas: Venezuela called off public New Year’s Eve festivities Monday and social media sizzled with worry after the government said cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez had...
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to Cuba for more cancer surgery
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Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Cuba Monday for cancer surgery after naming Vice President Nicolas Maduro his successor and warning his leadership team...