#WHYS Global reaction to death of Hugo Chavez

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We hear reaction from around the World to the death of Hugo Chavez aged 58, President of Venezuela for 14 years. Hugo Chavez, had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, and had undergone several operations in Cuba. The self-proclaimed revolutionary was a controversial figure in Venezuela and on the World stage, but was seen by many as a voice for the poor using Venezuela’s oil wealth to pursue socialist policies.