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Nicolas Maduro (Reuters)

Venezuela's new president confirmed

Venezuela's electoral council has quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor.

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Nicolas Maduro (Reuters)

Venezuela elects Chavez heir

Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in a special presidential election.

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Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles holds up his ink-stained finger after voting (Reuters)

Venezuelans face tough election choice

Voters are deciding whether to elect the devoted lieutenant Chavez chose to carry on the revolution, but that many believe is ruining the nation.

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Interim Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro  (Reuters)

Maduro takes lead into Sunday vote

Red-shirted backers of Hugo Chavez's chosen heir transformed downtown Caracas into a raucous festival on the final day of election campaigning.

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Venezuela's president-in-charge Nicolas Maduro during a campaign event in Cumana (AP)

Sparks fly in Venezuela campaign

It's Holy Week in Venezuela, a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation.

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Venezuelans left with problems after Chavez death

Venezuelans are lining up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez along a route that's a reminder of the problems left behind after the late president's death.

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Venezuela awaits election details

Venezuela on Saturday was awaiting a key ruling from the nation's elections commission about details of a vote to replace Hugo Chavez.

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Preservation of Chavez's body not easy

The Venezuelan officials who have promised to preserve Hugo Chavez and display his body "for eternity" inside a glass tomb know exactly how they're going to do it.

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(Photo:AP) Supporters of Hugo Chávez gathered to say goodbye

A funeral for Hugo Chavez in Venezuela video

World leaders, athletes and left-wing celebrities gathered at a music-filled state funeral honouring Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez walk past the Monument to the Founding Fathers to view his body (Reuters)

Chavez's body to be embalmed video

Hugo Chavez's body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb.

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Hugo Chavez's coffin is driven through the streets of Caracas (Reuters)

Thousands visit Chavez’s coffin

The multitudes wept and crossed themselves as they reached the president's coffin, after waiting hours for their final glimpse of their leader.

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Mourners line the streets to pay their respects to Chavez (Reuters)

A day of tears after Chavez death video

Hugo Chavez's tearful supporters carried their dead president through streets still plastered with his smiling image.

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Hugo Chavez and Sean Penn (Reuters)

Hollywood stars mourn Hugo Chavez

Sean Penn, Oliver Stone and Billy Bragg were among the first celebrities to pay their respects to Hugo Chavez.

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Chavez was known for his anti-US rhetoric (Reuters)

'New chapter' for Venezuela after Chavez video

Many Latin Americans are mourning the death of Hugo Chavez but Barack Obama is focusing on a 'new chapter'.

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Prime Minister John Key (AAP)

Key to skip Chavez funeral video

Despite being in South America, John Key won't be attending the funeral for the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez.

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A supporter of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez at Bolivar Square in Caracas after news of his death (AAP)

Venezuela mourns Chavez’s death (PHOTOS)

Vice President Nicolas Maduro has called on Venezuelans to be "dignified inheritors of the giant man" Hugo Chavez was.

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Hugo Chavez (Reuters file)

Hugo Chavez dies video

Venezuela’s Vice President has announced President Hugo Chavez has died.

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A poster of Hugo Chavez close to the military hospital in Caracas where he is being treated (AAP)

Venezuelan leaders meet as Chavez fades

Venezuelan vice president Nicolas Maduro is meeting with other top government ministers following word of President Hugo Chavez's deteriorating health.

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Hugo Chavez (AAP)

Hugo Chavez hit by severe infection

President Hugo Chavez is breathing with greater difficulty as a new and severe respiratory infection has taken hold.

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A woman holds pictures of Jesus Christ and Hugo Chavez outside the military hospital where he is being treated (Reuters file)

Hugo Chavez ‘battling’ for life

Venezuela's vice president says that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment for cancer.

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