Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies

 
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died age-old 58, afterwards 14 years in power.

Mr Chavez had been actively ill with blight for added than a year, ability several operations in Cuba.

Crowds of supporters aggregate alfresco the Caracas hospital area he died, chanting "We are all Chavez!"

A self-proclaimed revolutionary, Hugo Chavez was a arguable amount in Venezuela and on the apple stage. A allegiant analyzer of the US, he aggressive a left-wing awakening beyond Latin America.

Following his death, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro will accept the admiral until an acclamation is captivated aural 30 days, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said.

"It is the authorization that Comandante President Hugo Chavez gave us," Mr Jaua told accompaniment television, abacus that Mr Maduro would aswell be the applicant of the administering United Socialist Party (PSUV).

It was not anon bright if the acclamation would yield place.

Mr Chavez's affliction prevented him from demography the adjuration of appointment afterwards he was re-elected for a fourth appellation in October.

    Timeline: Hugo Chavez

    

• 1954: Born 28 July in Sabaneta, Barinas state, the son of schoolteachers
• 1975: Graduated from Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences
• 1977: Becomes involved in revolutionary movements within the armed forces
• 1981: Returns to the military academy as a teacher
• 1992: Leads doomed attempt to overthrow government of President Carlos Andres Perez, jailed for two years
• 1994: Relaunches his party as the Movement of the Fifth Republic
• 1999: Takes office after winning 1998 election
• 2002: Abortive coup. Returns to power after two days
• 2011: Reveals he is being treated for cancer
• 2012 (October): Re-elected for another six-year term
• 2012 (December): Has fourth cancer operation in Cuba
• 2013 (February): Returns to Venezuela to continue treatment
• 2013 (March): Death is announced by Venezuelan government

The exact attributes of his blight was never clearly disclosed, arch to continuing belief about his health, and he had not been apparent in accessible for several months.

Seven canicule of civic aching accept been declared and his physique will lie in accompaniment until a burial on Friday.

Opposition baton Henrique Capriles, whom Mr Chavez defeated in October's election, alleged on the government to "act in austere accordance with its built-in duties".

Mr Capriles offered his condolences to Mr Chavez's family, adage "we were adversaries, but never enemies".

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