Hugo Chavez Dies: Election In Four Weeks
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 after losing his battle with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro fought back tears as he announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Mr Chavez, who had been in power for 14 years, died at 4.25pm local time “after battling a tough illness for nearly two years”. Amid fears of unrest, Mr Maduro also said the army and police had been deployed “to accompany and protect our people and guarantee the peace”. Hundreds…
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