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Chavez allies sweep Venezuela vote, but Capriles holds seat

YoopyaDec 17, 2012June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez swept to victory by taking nearly all of Venezuela’s 23 states in elections on Sunday, but Henrique

Chavez’s cancer surgery successful, Venezuela VP says

YoopyaDec 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s cancer operation in Cuba on Tuesday was a success, his vice president said, adding that the complex surgery had

Venezuela’s Chavez revels in re-election victory

YoopyaOct 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled

Venezuela election a critical test for divided nation and longtime President Chavez

kiemtarOct 7, 2012October 8, 20120

President Hugo Chavez’s crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of

Chavez’s socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Hugo Chavez loyalists blew bugles in a wake up call for voters on Sunday as the Venezuelan leader faced the biggest electoral challenge

Chavez rival Henrique Capriles holds big election rally

YoopyaOct 1, 2012October 1, 20120

Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has drawn a huge crowd of supporters for his final campaign rally in the capital, Caracas. Mr Capriles criticised President

Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

YoopyaSep 29, 20120

(Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez said the launch on Friday of Venezuela’s second satellite showed the achievements of his self-styled revolution just days before he

Insight: Chavez plays populist card for Venezuela election

YoopyaSep 21, 20120

(Reuters) – To understand why President Hugo Chavez may win yet another election in Venezuela next month, go and sit under the mango trees of

Two of 3 tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Firefighters have managed to extinguish two of three burning storage tanks at Venezuela’s biggest refinery on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities aim to

Explosion kills 39 at Venezuela’s biggest refinery

YoopyaAug 26, 20120

(Reuters) – An explosion tore through Venezuela’s biggest refinery on Saturday, killing 39 people, wounding dozens more and halting operations at the facility in the