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[Video] Venezuela Official Announcement on President Hugo Chavez

By TeleSur | Last updated: Mar 5, 2013 - 9:47:14 PM

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VP Nicolas Maduro: "In the spirit of Hugo Chavez, we will raise the greatest strengths of this country.."

CARACAS, Mar 5 (TeleSurEnglish) Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesdy March, 5, 2013 that President Hugo Chavez died after battling a tough illness for nearly two years. Maduro made the announcement on national radio and television from the Military Hospital "Carlos Arvelo" in Caracas, and said the government has planned a deployment of the armed forces to guarantee peace and security in the country.

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