Photos: Hugo Chavez dead
March 5, 2013
A woman holds a candle along with a poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at a candlelight vigil to pray for his health in Caracas, Venezuela in this Feb. 22, 2013 file photo. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announces the death of President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, in this March 5, 2013 still image taken from video courtesy of VTV. Chavez died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule of the South American country. REUTERS/VTV/REUTERS TV/Handout
A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she learns that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez embrace outside the military hospital after learning that Chavez has died through an announcement by Venezuela's vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule of the South American country, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised speech on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cries after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013. JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez ride on motobikes through the city as a reaction to the announcement of his death in Caracas, March 5, 2013. Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule of the South American country, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised speech on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prays in a chapel outside the military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A woman passes by a graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas on May 16, 2012. President Hugo Chavez passed away on March 5, 2013 in Caracas after a long fight with cancer, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced. LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and his brother Adan are pictured during their childhood in their hometown Sabaneta, in the state of Barinas, in this undated handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured during his school years in his hometown of Barinas, in this undated handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) is pictured with his friends during his school years in his hometown Sabaneta, in the state of Barinas in this undated handout provided by Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured as second lieutenant at the Military Academy in Caracas in this undated photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) is pictured at the Military Academy in Caracas in this undated photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) is pictured at a party during his time at Military Academy in Caracas in this undated photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured during his Military Academy years with his parents Elena and Hugo, in this undated handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured with the army baseball team during his Military Academy years, in this 1972 handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured during his army years, in this undated handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured at his cell during his period at Yare prison (1992-94), in this undated handout photo provided by Venezuela's Ministry of Information and Communication. REUTERS/Ministry of Information and Communication/Handout
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives at the international airport in Cancun in this February 21, 2010 file photo. Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule of the South American country, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised speech on March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia/Files
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez throws a Magallanes baseball cap to supporters from a balcony at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Chavez returned to Venezuela Friday nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba. At left is Defense Minister Henry Rangel Silva, and at right is Chavez's daughter Rosa Virginia and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a rally in Maracay, some 100 km (62 miles) west of Caracas July 1, 2012. Chavez defied his health problems to join a massive rally while opposition rival Henrique Capriles took to the remotest corners of Venezuela at Sunday's formal launch of the presidential race. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shows the pistols of independence hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony to mark the his birthday in Caracas July 24, 2012. Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South America's 19th century independence hero Bolivar on Tuesday, based on bones he had exhumed two years ago to test a theory that Bolivar was murdered. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) sings during an election rally in Caracas July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar, which was a gift from Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez, during a cabinet meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas September 20, 2012. Venezuelans will go to the polls for the presidential election on October 7. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace
Venezuela's President and presidential candidate Hugo Chavez wipes his face under the rain during his closing campaign rally in Caracas October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez celebrates from people's balcony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 7, 2012. Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez won re-election in Sunday's vote with 54 percent of the ballot to beat opposition challenger Henrique Capriles. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
In this July 14, 2012 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles at a campaign rally in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. When he takes the stage at campaign rallies, Chavez stands alone. Under Venezuela's election system, presidential hopefuls donít choose running mates. The lack of a No. 2 leaves voters with a big unknown ahead of next month's presidential election and raises question about who in fact would take over were Chavez to win and leave office prematurely. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos,File)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shake hands during a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on June 22, 2012. President Hugo Chavez passed away on March 5, 2013 in Caracas after a long fight with cancer, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced. JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) speaking during a TV program in Havana on March 11, 2012. Chavez is recovering from a recent cancer surgery and a new round of chemotherapy in Cuba. HO/AFP/Getty Images
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives at a news conference after winning elections in Caracas October 9, 2012. Chavez pledged to deepen his socialist revolution after a comfortable election victory that could extend his divisive leadership of the OPEC nation to two decades. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A Venezuelan soldier, with his face painted with colours of the national flag, attends a military parade to commemorate the 21st anniversary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's attempted coup d'etat in Caracas February 4, 2013. Chavez is still in Cuba recovering from a cancer surgery and has not been seen in public since December 8 last year. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
In this Sept. 5, 2012 photo, rays of light shine through breaks in the clouds over Caracas, Venezuela. Nearly 14 years after President Hugo Chavez took office, and despite the biggest oil bonanza in Venezuelaís history, thereís little outward sign of the nearly one trillion petrodollars that have flowed into the country. The populist president has used the oil wealth to buttress his support through cash handouts, state-run grocery stores and a gamut of other social programs. With more money in the economy, incomes are higher and the number of people living in poverty has fallen. Yet some experts say Chavez could have done much more to improve the countryís infrastructure, boost its economy and invest in the very oil industry that keeps Venezuela afloat. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Students who support opposition political groups take part in a demonstration in Caracas March 4, 2013. Protesters are demanding proof that the cancer-stricken Venezuelan leader is still alive and governing. The words say "And Chavez?" REUTERS/Stringer
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pray in a chapel outside the Caracas military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Painter Felix Rodriguez prepare paintings depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for sale in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. In one of the gloomiest announcements to date on Chavez's health, the government said on Monday night that his breathing problems had worsened and he was suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection in a Caracas military hospital. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
People hold lit candles during a praying ceremony for the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas February 22, 2013. Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a sombre first communique since his homecoming this week. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Venezuelan veteran paratroopers get ready before a military parade during the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of President Hugo Chavez's attempted coup d'etat in Caracas February 4, 2013. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still in Cuba recovering from a cancer surgery and has not been seen in public since December 8 last year. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Children take part in a Carnival parade with an image depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas February 12, 2013. President Chavez is still in Cuba recovering from cancer surgery and has not been seen in public since December 8 last year. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
People hold candles during a praying ceremony for the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas February 22, 2013. Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a sombre first communique since his homecoming this week. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A woman holds a candle and pictures of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a praying ceremony for his health in Caracas February 22, 2013. Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a sombre first communique since his homecoming this week. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A woman sits against a wall covered with pictures of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez with his daughters Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The government said last week that the country's ailing president was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital in Caracas. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
(FILE) Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) blowing kisses from the plane stairs just before departing for Cuba to undergo new cancer surgery, on December 10, 2012 in Caracas. February 10, 2013 marks two months since Chavez's last public appearance, when he left for Cuba. Chavez underwent his fourth round of cancer surgery in Havana on December 11, and since then has neither been seen nor heard. AFP PHOTO/PRESIDENCIA
(L to R) Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro, the president of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello and Venezuelan Minister of Defense Diego Molero Bellavia, stand next to a huge portrait of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during the conmemoration of the 1992 failed coup led by Chavez, who was an army lieutenant colonel, against then president Carlos Andres Perez, in Caracas, on February 4, 2013. Ailing President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer surgery in December, is doing much better and recovering, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in remarks published Monday. JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
A woman holds a picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and the country's national flag during an event commemorating the violent street protests of 1989 known as the "Caracazo," in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The wave of the 1989 violent protests, seen by the Chavez government as a "popular uprising," was in response to the economic measures imposed by then President Carlos Andres Perez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rally in Caracas on February 27, 2013, to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Patriotic Rebellion. The "Caracazo" of 1989 was a wave of protests against the neoliberal reforms imposed by the government of President Carlos Andres Perez, during which some 3000 people were killed. GERALDO CASO/AFP/Getty Images
A picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen on a religious altar in Caracas January 4, 2013. Chavez is still suffering a "severe" respiratory infection that has hindered his breathing as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba, the government said on Thursday. The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen in public nor heard from in more than three weeks. Officials say he is in delicate condition after his fourth operation in just 18 months for an undisclosed form of cancer in his pelvic area. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) chats with his family while recovering in La Habana March 13, 2012. Chavez said he will return home from Cuba where he is recovering from cancer surgery next Sunday, to head up a re-election campaign. REUTERS/Handout/Miraflores Palace
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez (3rd R) celebrates the birthday of his daughter Maria Gabriela (C) with his family in La Habana March 13, 2012. Chavez said he will return home from Cuba where he is recovering from cancer surgery next Sunday, to head up a re-election campaign. REUTERS/Handout/Miraflores Palace
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) visits Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from surgery, in Havana March 2, 2012. An ebullient-sounding Chavez said on Thursday he was eating, walking at dawn and recovering fast from an operation on a suspected recurrence of cancer for the Venezuelan president. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro talk after the ALBA (Boliviarian Alternative for the Americas) summit in Caracas February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Remains of campaign posters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are seen on a wall in Caracas January 7, 2013. Chavez's formal swearing-in for a new six-year term scheduled for January 10 can be postponed if he is unable to attend due to his battle to recover from cancer surgery, Venezuela's vice president Nicolas Maduro said. Maduro's comments were the clearest indication yet that the Venezuelan government is preparing to delay the swearing-in while avoiding naming a replacement for Chavez or calling a new election in the South American OPEC nation. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
An opposition activist gestures in front of a line of National Guards in riot gear during a protest demanding to know the real situation of President Hugo Chavez's health, in Caracas on March 3, 2013. Chavez is still in charge and mulling political, social and economic policies even as he receives a new round of chemotherapy, his vice president said Saturday. LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the National Police take an opposition student into custody during a demonstration in front of the Electoral National Centre in Caracas on March 4, 2013. On Sunday, hundreds of opposition protesters chanting "We want the truth", marched in Caracas demanding that the government reveal more about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez. JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
In this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Chavez remains in Havana undergoing unspecified treatments following his fourth cancer-related operation on Dec. 11. He has hasn't been seen or spoken publicly in more than two months. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)
Followers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez write supporting letters outside of the Military Hospital where he is confined, in Caracas on March 5, 2013. Venezuela plunged deeper into an uncertain future on Tuesday as cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez took a turn for the worse, hit by a severe infection and breathing problems. GERALDO CASO/AFP/Getty Images
A woman reads a newspaper as she stands by a wall covered with posters showing Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pictured with his daughters Maria Gabriela, and Rosa Virginia, outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a sign outside Caracas military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. In one of the gloomiest announcements to date on Chavez's health, the government said on Monday night that his breathing problems had worsened and he was suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection in a Caracas military hospital. The banner reads, "Love for Chavez". REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen through a cross-shaped window, from inside the military hospital's chapel, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pray in a chapel outside the Caracas military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. In one of the gloomiest announcements to date on Chavez's health, the government said on Monday night that his breathing problems had worsened and he was suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection in a Caracas military hospital. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Women stand next to a poster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez outside the Caracas military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. In one of the gloomiest announcements to date on Chavez's health, the government said on Monday night that his breathing problems had worsened and he was suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection in a Caracas military hospital. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pray in a chapel outside the Caracas military hospital in Caracas March 5, 2013. Chavez's adoring supporters prayed and wept on Tuesday over a serious setback in his battle against a cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member. In one of the gloomiest announcements to date on Chavez's health, the government said on Monday night that his breathing problems had worsened and he was suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection in a Caracas military hospital. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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