Hugo Chavez dead. Venezuela President died of cancer at 58

Hugo Chavez, the long time president of Venezuela, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, said his government. Chavez was 58-year-old.

Hugo Chavez

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez died after losing battle with cancer (By Victor Soares/ABr [CC-BY-3.0-br], via Wikimedia Commons)

The announcement was made by country’s Vice President, Nicolas Maduro, visibly overwhelmed by emotions. Besides Maduro, the press conference was attended by dozens other political and military leaders Venezuela.

Earlier, Vice President had announced that Chavez suffers also from a severe respiratory infection and passes “through his toughest hours”. At the same time, the government decided to expel a U.S. embassy official allegedly planning to destabilize the country. Venezuelan officials accused the American of espionage.

Chavez failed to appear in public since he returned to Venezuela last month after being in Cuba for a new treatment session against his cancer.

In Caracas and in major cities across Venezuela thousands people took to the streets to commemorate the man who has been their president for 14 years. VicePresident Maduro ordered the army to watch over the streets in order to prevent a degeneration of population gatherings.

Voice of Latin America
Chavez, one of the most notable, vocal and controversial leaders in Latin America, won the presidency of Venezuela in 1998. He claimed another presidential term in October 2012, but had not taken officially his mandate because of health problems.

In May last year, he seemed to have won the battle with cancer, after two surgeries and several rounds of chemotherapy.
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However, in December 2012 he announced that he needs another surgery that requires a new trip to Cuba. Then he appointed his vice president Nicolas Maduro as his successor.

What next?
Chavez changed Venezuela in a fundamental way, giving power to millions of poor people who had been marginalized and excluded. But his rules caused also deeper division inside the society.
His death will clearly bring uncertainty among the population, which now must find their way without the central figure of their supreme leader.

According to Venezuelan Constitution, if a president dies, new presidential elections should be set in 30 days, during which country’s interim is taken by the vice president.

The new elections will most likely be disputed between incumbent vice president Nicolas Maduro, which Chavez appointed as his successor, and Henrique Capriles Radonski, a young governor that ran for latest presidency against Chavez in October last year.

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