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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, ending 14 years of charismatic rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in ...

Hugo Chavez's surprise return from Cuba after cancer treatment was a classic maneuver for a president who excels at showmanship. It's also likely to give him a political boost as supporters rally ...

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for democracy and against President Nicolás Maduro's autocratic regime.

María Corina Machado, the famed ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela’s opposition, was announced the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Friday ...

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The socialist leader had been in power since 1998. March 5, 2013— -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez died today at 4:25 p.m., Caracas time, according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

The three gangbangers are holed up in a small hut deep in the lush overgrowth of San Casimiro, a town two hours south of Caracas – and they’ll be there for the foreseeable future. They’re in hiding ...

When Venezuelan authorities announced a long-overdue devaluation of their currency last week, ministers insisted that the command had come directly from President Hugo Chávez. “We have taken this as a ...

Tens of thousands of ecstatic supporters thronged the streets around the presidential palace in downtown Caracas, pumping fists in the air and shouting Chavez's name after the former soldier beat ...