CARACAS — A day after Hugo Chavez’s death, the populist government that was built around his outsized persona began to pay homage on Wednesday as Venezuelans wondered what would come next after his 14 years in office.
The body of the president, who was 58 and had been battling cancer for about two years, was taken to the Venezuelan Military Academy here in the capital to lie in state for three days. The funeral will take place Friday with dignitaries from across the world in attendance.
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Amazing how many liberals in Amercan are fawning over this dictator.
Disgusting.
I agree, CPT. Chavez, may his soul be damned, is one of many examples of a dictator who talks about Yankee imperialism and social justice but who squelches democracy and individual liberty. Let's hope that the new Venezuelan govt. cuts its massive subsidies to Cuba so that the failure of the Castrol brothers becomes obvious.
off topic - but how do you get a pic in your profile?
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As Mark Twain remarked, "I didn't attend the funeral but a sent a nice note saying I approved of it."