Chavez's body may not be embalmed after all
Chavez embalming runs into complications, says acting President Nicolas Maduro
- 14 March 2013
Chavez successor tells Venezuelans to 'voluntarily disarm'
Following a gun ban in 2012, Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's successor, has called on Venezuelans to voluntarily disarm themselves
- 12 March 2013
Ahmadinejad claims Chavez fell "martyr" to "suspect illness"
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has backed claims made by the Venezuelan Vice President that Chavez was somehow 'attacked' by his enemies
- 6 March 2013
Reckless and outrageous: Chavez heir accuses U.S. of murder
Chavez’s passing will be a difficult moment for Venezuela. But wild accusations by his successors have the potential to cause a bloodbath
- 6 March 2013
Venezuela: Hurtling toward the post-Chavez chasm
As 2013 begins, Venezuela continues hurtling toward a constitutional chasm
- 7 January 2013
Chavez must stop helping Assad
As the violence against the Syrian people reaches such a crescendo, Hugo Chavez stands firm as one of Bashar al Assad’s most important allies
- 19 July 2012
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