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Nicolás Maduro wins a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential election over Henrique Capriles. Maduro is due to be sworn in as President of Venezuela on 19 April and is set to serve until January 2019, to complete the term of recently deceased President Hugo Chávez. Capriles refuses to acknowledge defeat and calls for a recount.
2013-04-15

Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela is suffering from a new severe respiratory infection as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery conducted in Cuba.
2013-03-4

The opposition in Venezuela urges the government to be more transparent about the health of president Hugo Chávez as his inauguration approaches on January 10 amid rumours of his deteriorating health.
2013-01-2

Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, undergoes cancer surgery in Cuba.
2012-12-11

Voters in Venezuela go to the polls for a presidential election, with Hugo Chávez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and Henrique Capriles Radonski of the opposing Justice First party both competing for the presidency.
2012-10-7

The President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez speaks on Venezuelan television that he is fighting cancer in Cuba.
2011-06-30

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

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

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announces the exhumation of 19th-century revolutionary Simón Bolívar to investigate suspected foul play in Bolívar's death.
2010-07-16

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