Sources: BBC
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba. 2013-02-18
Nicolás Maduro, the Vice President of Venezuela, warns that President Hugo Chávez faces a "difficult" recovery from cancer surgery in Cuba. 2012-12-12
Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, undergoes cancer surgery in Cuba. 2012-12-11
The President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez flies to Cuba for cancer surgery. 2012-12-10
Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, announces that he has cancer again. Preparing to travel to Havana, Cuba, for further cancer surgery, he named Vice President Nicolás Maduro to carry out his legacy if he is unable to remain in office. 2012-12-8
Hugo Chávez wins a fourth term as President of Venezuela with 54.47% of the votes and a historically high turnout.2012-10-8
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after successfully completing of a course of radiotherapy for cancer in Cuba. 2012-05-12
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez finishes a two-day visit to Iran, signing agreements on oil, energy and commerce. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2010-WORLD-meast-10-21-iran.chavez.visit-index.html?eref=edition (CNN) ]2010-10-21
Venezuela and Colombia re-establish diplomatic relations after a meeting between recently inaugurated President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in Santa Marta, Colombia, mediated by UNASUR Secretary General Néstor Kirchner. 2010-08-11
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