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Chavez's body won't be embalmed, Venezuela says
16/03/2013 - Venezuela

Chavez's body won't be embalmed, Venezuela says

Late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was laid to rest on Friday at a military museum in Caracas after huge crowds gathered in the streets to bid him farewell. Government officials also ruled out embalming his body for permanent display.
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Venezuela gears up for presidential race
14/03/2013 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Venezuela gears up for presidential race

We begin with a special report from our team in Caracas as Venezuela wraps up a colourful week of mourning for Hugo Chavez. Next, a tiny group of islands in the South Pacific push tensions between Great Britain and Argentina to breaking point. Finally, we examine Michael Bloomberg's tireless campaign to make the residents of New York healthier.
Chavez had 'divine hand in pope’s election'
14/03/2013 - VENEZUELA

Chavez had 'divine hand in pope’s election'

Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro joked Wednesday that his late predecessor Hugo Chavez had a direct role in influencing the decision to name Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the Catholic Church’s first South American pope.
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Opposition leader Capriles to stand in Venezuelan election
11/03/2013 - Venezuela

Opposition leader Capriles to stand in Venezuelan election

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles confirmed on Sunday that he will stand in presidential elections against interim President Nicolas Maduro on 14 April.
Ahmadinejad under fire for hugging Chavez's mother
10/03/2013 - IRAN-VENEZUELA

Ahmadinejad under fire for hugging Chavez's mother

Iran’s religious conservatives have reacted furiously to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hugging the distraught mother of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at his funeral, describing the gesture as “un-Islamic”.
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Venezuela sets presidential election for April 14
10/03/2013 - Venezuela

Venezuela sets presidential election for April 14

Venezuela will hold elections to choose a successor to late President Hugo Chavez on April 14, the election commission said Saturday. Acting President Nicolas Maduro will run as the ruling party candidate.
World 'needs dictators like Chavez' says French minister
11/03/2013 - FRANCE

World 'needs dictators like Chavez' says French minister

Victorin Lurel, the minister for France's overseas territories, was impressed by the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez’s funeral and said on Saturday that the world needed “more dictators” like him.
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Chavez successor Maduro takes helm in Venezuela
09/03/2013 - Venezuela

Chavez successor Maduro takes helm in Venezuela

Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, was sworn in as the new interim president on Friday following a lavish state funeral for Venezuela’s late leader. Maduro is pushing for a quick election, which polls show Maduro would win easily.
The World this Week - 8 March 2013
08/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - 8 March 2013

Annette Young and a panel of international journalists talk about what made headlines in the last week.
World leaders, celebrities gather to honor Hugo Chavez
08/03/2013 - Venezuela

World leaders, celebrities gather to honor Hugo Chavez

World leaders paid tribute to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez Friday as he lay in state at a lavish funeral held in the capital Caracas. Chavez's successor Vice President Nicolas Maduro is expected to be sworn in as interim president Friday.
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