Hugo Chavez was born on 28 July 1954 in Sabaneta, Barinas state, the son of schoolteachers.
And in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez just recently nationalized 11 oil rigs belonging to a U.S. company.
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Hugo Chavez won the lengthy and polarized presidential race in Venezuela last month by 11 points.
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Hugo Chavez was shaped above all by his defeats - to the point of megalomania.
He ran against Hugo Chavez in the 1998 presidential elections and lectures widely throughout Latin America.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, for his co-operation.
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And Hugo Chavez is, since Lula left office, the most famous politician in Latin America.
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Since Hugo Chavez came to power in February 1999, something more has seemed to be afoot.
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Charismatic president Hugo Chavez, 58, died of respiratory complications caused by pelvic cancer on Tuesday evening in Venezuela.
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