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Venezuela without Hugo Chavez
Venezuela is in mourning for President Hugo Chavez, who died yesterday in Caracas. As Latin American leaders arrive to pay their respects, we look at his life and legacy.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenVenezuela's vice president has declared 7 days of mourning for Hugo Chavez, who died yesterday in Caracas. The leaders of other Latin American countries are arriving already to pay their respects. During surgery and chemotherapy treatments in Cuba, Chavez hadn't been seen in public for months. And the nature of his cancer has not been revealed. Nathan Crooks is Caracas Bureau Chief for Bloomberg News. Also, with the votes still being counted after Monday's presidential election, Kenya is a nation on edge. Will the new leader be a man indicted for crimes against humanity?
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3 storiesVenezuela Mourns Chavez
Venezuela's vice president has declared seven days of mourning for Hugo Chavez, who died yesterday in Caracas. The leaders of other Latin American countries are arriving already to pay their respects.
Read the story8 minHugo Chavez: His Life and Legacy
During fourteen years as President, Hugo Chavez used Venezuela's vast oil resources to help the poor, which made him a hero to masses of people. It also earned the ongoing opposition of the previous ruling class while, in this country, Chavez was demonized as anti-capitalist and anti-American. What's the mood today in Caracas?
Read the story33 minKenya Tenses as Election Results Come In
After Kenya's presidential election in 2007, claims of vote rigging led to the deaths of more than 1000 people. When it was over, Uhuru Kenyatta was named deputy prime minister of a coalition government — but he was also indicted by the International Criminal Court for inciting the violence.
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