Death and state funeral of Hugo Chávez

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The death of Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, was announced by government officials to have been on 5 March 2013 at 16:25 VET (20:55 UTC) in Caracas, Venezuela, from cancer at the age of 58. Chávez was first elected as president in 1998 and was re-elected in 2000, 2006 and 2012. However, Chávez was unable to be sworn in for a fourth term after the 2012 election due to his illness. Under the terms of the constitution, his death triggered an early presidential election, which was won by his vice president Nicolás Maduro.

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