Update: President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has died. Venezuelans are holding their breath after they received word that the condition of President Hugo Chavez has worsened, with the charismatic leader suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba. In a gloomy update, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said the 58-year-old leader’s condition was [...]
In Joking Mood, Hugo Chavez Returns Home After Treatments in Cuba
December 7, 2012 | Posted by
The always intriguing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early this morning after spending more than a week in Cuba receiving additional treatment following his bout with cancer over the past 18 months. Chavez sent a letter to Venezuelan leaders before he left saying he would be receiving “hyperbaric oxygenation” therapy, which can ease [...]
Dan Rather Says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s Cancer Has ‘Entered the End Stage’
June 1, 2012 | Posted by
Citing “a highly respected source close to Chavez,” Dan Rather says the leftist head of state has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer that has “entered the end stage”. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s cancer is now in the “end stage” and it is “doubtful” he will live to see the results of the Oct. [...]
President Hugo Chavez Stronger After Successful Cuba Cancer Treatment
May 12, 2012 | Posted by
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumors he was dying five months before an election. The socialist Chavez, who had only been seen live in public once in the previous month, [...]
