Sources: BBC
Nicolás Maduro, acting President of Venezuela, officially begins his campaign to succeed Hugo Chávez in the late leader's hometown ahead of the April 14 election. 2013-04-3
The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice rules that the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chávez can be deferred while his recovery continues from a cancer operation. 2013-01-9
Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, undergoes cancer surgery in Cuba. 2012-12-11
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after successfully completing of a course of radiotherapy for cancer in Cuba. 2012-05-12
The President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez speaks on Venezuelan television that he is fighting cancer in Cuba. 2011-06-30
New pictures and video footage of a fit Hugo Chávez chatting to Fidel Castro are shown on Cuban state television after concerns were expressed for the President of Venezuela's health following recent surgery. 2011-06-29
Reuters reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the President of the Arab League Amr Moussa have agreed to an offer by the President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez to mediate in the uprising. 2011-03-3
The President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez nationalises Sidetur, a subsidiary of Sivensa.2010-10-31
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez almost come to blows at the Rio Group summit in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, with Uribe taunting Chávez "Be a man! … you're a coward face-to-face! Stay and argue face-to-face!" and Chávez responding with a simple "Go to Hell!" The Summit also announces the creation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. 2010-02-22
Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Venezuela for and against the polices of President Hugo Chávez amid a currency revaluation and energy shortages in the country. 2010-01-23