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Venezuela erupts in emotion as interim president takes over
(Photo: Ariana Cubillos / AP)
Hundreds of Venezuelans, poured into the streets of the country’s capital, Caracas, to mourn President Hugo Chavez after learning of his death Tuesday.
Chavez, 58, the socialist leader who ran Venezuela for 14 years, lost his two-year battle with cancer, which was first detected in his pelvic region in 2011.
Chavez dead at age 58
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose socialist aims, “Bolivarian Revolution,” heavy-handed political tactics and anti-American sentiments polarized those at home and abroad, has reportedly died at the age of 58 via AP.
Chavez had long undergone treatment for cancer, having just recently started another round of chemotherapy.
Read our full obituary of Chavez here.
Photo, showing Chavez back in 2003, 2011 and 2005 : Juan Barreto, Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images