Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President dies

Story by AP

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time.

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Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/hugo-chavez-venezuelan-president-who-crusaded-against-us-has-died/2013/03/05/4604846e-85e0-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html?hpid=z1

NBC News: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/05/17135772-venezuelas-comandante-hugo-chavez-dies?lite