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No Discrepancies Found in Venezuelan Election Recount
June 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A review of 100 percent of the ballots cast in the April 14 special election to choose a replacement for deceased President Hugo Chavez uncovered no discrepancies with the official results, Venezuela's National Electoral Council, or CNE, said Tuesday. continue reading »
Capriles Continues to Fight for New Election in Venezuela
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The campaign of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Thursday asked Venezuela's Supreme Court to overturn the April 14 vote that resulted in a narrow victory for ruling-party standard-bearer Nicolas Maduro. continue reading »
Late President Chavez’s Daughter Posts Photo with Soap Star on Twitter
April 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Maria Chavez, the daughter of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has caused a sensation in the press here with the appearance of a photograph showing her with soap opera actor Manuel "Coco" Sosa. continue reading »
Venezuela Agrees to Election Recount
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Amid persistent political tension in Venezuela, the CNE election authority accepted opposition candidate Henrique Capriles's request for a review of 100 percent of the ballots cast in last weekend's special presidential election. continue reading »
Former Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Calls Off March
April 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said Tuesday that he is ready for dialogue with President-elect Nicolas Maduro and he asked his supporters to abandon plans for a march in this capital to demand a recount of every ballot cast in last weekend's election. continue reading »
Venezuela Holds Election to Fill Chavez’s Position
April 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelans are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a successor to President Hugo Chavez, who died last month after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. continue reading »
200,000 Protestors Demanded Hugo Chavez Step Down in 2002
April 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, over two hundred thousand people marched in Caracas towards the Presidential Palace of Miraflores, to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez in 2002. continue reading »
Venezuela Moves Body of Hugo Chavez to Museum
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of late President Hugo Chavez was moved on Friday from Venezuela's Military Academy to the site of a planned Museum of the Bolivarian Revolution. continue reading »
Plans to Embalm Hugo Chavez May Have Failed
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that it would be "rather difficult" to embalm the body of Hugo Chavez because the decision to do so was made too late and the procedure was not started in time. continue reading »
Venezuelan Government Holds Another Tribute for Deceased President Chavez
March 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The acting president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, government officials and military officers participated Tuesday in a religious ceremony to pay homage to the late President Hugo Chavez, who died a week ago in this capital after a lengthy battle with cancer. continue reading »
Latin America News: U.S. Expels Venezuelan Diplomats in Retaliation for Americans Ousted of VZ
March 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Latin America news, the U.S. has retaliated against Venezuela for the two military diplomats kicked out of the country by kicking out two Venezuelan diplomats. continue reading »
Venezuela to Hold Presidential Election April 14
March 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Electoral Council, or CNE, has decided that an election will be held April 14 to choose Venezuela's president from now until 2019, the term begun by the late Hugo Chavez, council chairwoman Tibisay Lucena announced Saturday. continue reading »
Nicolas Maduro Sworn in as Acting President in Venezuela
March 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nicolas Maduro took the oath of office as Venezuela's acting president and asked electoral authorities to call an immediate vote, even as the opposition slammed the swearing-in as unconstitutional. continue reading »
Venezuela to Display Hugo Chavez’s Body Like Lenin, Mao
March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of late President Hugo Chavez will be preserved and kept on display in a glass tomb in the manner of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, the Venezuelan government said Thursday. continue reading »
Venezuelans Adopt The Color Red While Mourning Chavez
March 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The streets of Caracas are bathed in red in honor of late President Hugo Chavez, who made the color the symbol of his Bolivarian Revolution. Chavez will lie in state in the chapel of the Military Academy until his funeral and burial on Friday. continue reading »
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Undergoing Chemotherapy
March 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has received "complementary treatments" of chemotherapy after being operated in December for a recurrence of cancer, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said. continue reading »
Venezuelan V.P. Demands Stop to Chavez’s Death Rumors
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuela's vice president called on Friday for an end to rumors about the condition of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez as the head of state "is battling for his health." continue reading »
New Commission Will Investigate Venezuela’s “State Terrorism” Crimes
February 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Venezuelan government on Wednesday swore in a commission that will investigate "state terrorism" crimes it attributed to the administrations that alternated in power between 19 continue reading »
Hugo Chavez Met with Government for Over 5 Hours
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that President Hugo Chavez met with members of his government team for 5 1/2 hours to discuss various topics, about which he expressed his views in writing and seemed "very energetic." continue reading »
President Chavez Remains Ill, Returns to Venezuela
February 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after spending more than two months in Cuba due to complications that followed a Dec. 11 cancer surgery in Havana. continue reading »
