
Photos: Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chavez spoke at a press conference in Caracas in October 2012, flanked by a portrait of independence hero Simon Bolivar.
Associated press file
| March 5, 2013

Chavez smiled during a visit by the Russian foreign minister to Caracas in August 2011.
AFP/Getty Images file
| March 5, 2013

Chavez waved to supporters during a 2002 march in Caracas commemorating the anniversary of Venezuelan democracy.
Associated press file
| March 5, 2013

Chavez held a copy of his nation’s constitution during a visit to a refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2001.
associated press file
| March 5, 2013

Chavez saluted militia members at a 2010 ceremony in Caracas to mark the eighth anniversary of his return to power after a brief coup.
Associated press file
| March 5, 2013

Chavez, right, walked with Saddam Hussein during a visit to Iraq in 2000.
Associated press file
| March 5, 2013