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.

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Barbara Walters interviews Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. March 15, 2007 — -- ABC News' Barbara Walters sits down with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela for an interview in which Chavez ...

President Hugo Chavez was scheduled to be inaugurated for a fourth term on Thursday, but the Supreme Court ruled that the celebration could be postponed so Chavez could recover from the "respiratory ...

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday. "He couldn't speak ...

What will become of Nicolas Maduro? With a $50 million bounty on his head, the CIA openly active in Caracas and US forces ...

Like his idol, Fidel Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was one of the most garrulous and pugnacious leaders Latin America has ever known. That makes his death in Caracas today, March 5, at age ...

Venezuelan officials have finally offered some news on the health of President Hugo Chavez, saying he has "respiratory insufficiency" due to a severe lung infection. The rather cryptic message from ...

Controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived on the Venice Lido Monday for the world premiere of "South of the Border," the Oliver Stone documentary that looks into Chavez's rise to power.

Bill Maher torched Sean Penn for criticizing the HBO host’s meeting with President Trump – hitting back that the “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” actor had no qualms about sitting down with dictators ...