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Venezuela's Chavez declares himself free of cancer

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez declared himself cancer-free on Thursday, four months after surgery to remove a malignant tumor that shook the South American nation ahead of a 2012 presidential election.

Hugo Chavez's Former Doctor Predicts Venezuelan Leader Has Two Years to Live

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez likely has less than two years to live, his former doctor said, as the ailing firebrand traveled to Cuba for a checkup following cancer treatment.

Venezuela's Chavez to seize homes and hotels for the poor

Simeon Tegel The Independent 10/07/2011
Venezuela's Chavez to seize homes and hotels for the poor

Venezuela president Hugo Chavez's policy of nationalising strategic private businesses has taken a new twist with his announcement that his government will expropriate hotels and holiday homes at an upmarket Caribbean resort.

Chavez insists he's 'healthy' after 4 rounds of chemo

President Hugo Chavez sought Sunday to assure Venezuelans he was healthy, telling them that cancer-fighting chemotherapy treatment has not left him with any debilitating side effects.

Venezuela's Chavez turns to shamans to fight cancer

Shamans from tribes in Venezuela's Amazon jungle held a ceremony at the Miraflores presidential palace Saturday to help Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recover from his cancer treatment.

Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment

President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments.

Chavez Orders $11 Billion of Gold Home

Daniel Cancel and Nathan Crooks Bloomberg.com 08/17/2011
Chavez's supporters shave heads in solidarity

Supporters of President Hugo Chavez shaved their heads in solidarity with their leader's struggle against cancer on Sunday as hundreds prayed and sang at a televised event.

Chavez Orders $11 Billion of Gold Home

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the central bank to repatriate $11 billion of gold reserves held in developed nations’ institutions such as the Bank of England as the metal rises to record levels behind a weakening U.S. dollar.

Chavez to 'get cancer treatment in Brazil'

Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, a source in the Brazilian government has told Reuters news agency.

Chavez gets hero's welcome after cancer surgery

President Hugo Chavez received a hero's welcome as he rallied thousands of supporters upon his return to Venezuela, vowing to beat cancer after undergoing surgery in Cuba.


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