Hugo Chávez Is Dead at 58
Hugo Chávez, the controversial socialist revolutionary who rose to become president of Venezuela on failed promises of elevating the poor, died on Tuesday afternoon, according to his vice president, Nicolas Maduro. Chávez had been battling cancer since 2011, for which he underwent months of treatment in Cuba before returning home to the country he ignited as much as he divided the rest of the world. He was 58.
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After months of secrecy, the Venezuelan government announced earlier on Tuesday that his condition had worsened, before Maduro took to the airwaves to accuse enemies involved in Chavez's death.
