Venezuelan officials say President Hugo Chavez has died after a long struggle with cancer.
Hugo Chavez Dead at 58
![Hugo Chavez with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, February 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d2e4ada5-c0b4-48f9-a013-a032c23c2469_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hugo Chavez with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, February 14, 2013.
![Hugo Chavez speaks at the Plaza Caracas, Feburary 4, 1998 during celebrations for the anniverary of the 1992 Venezuelan coup.](https://gdb.voanews.com/30265011-91fb-456e-be39-097639eb687b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hugo Chavez speaks at the Plaza Caracas, Feburary 4, 1998 during celebrations for the anniverary of the 1992 Venezuelan coup.
![Chavez waves to the crowd after announcing his candidacy for the presidency in downtown Caracas Plaza, Venezuela, July 29, 1997.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7450ab0d-252d-427c-a883-cc4bc3f85c62_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chavez waves to the crowd after announcing his candidacy for the presidency in downtown Caracas Plaza, Venezuela, July 29, 1997.
![President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chavez before the opening session of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/78b94528-6cda-419a-9d6d-5225e445fbd8_w1024_q10_s.png)
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chavez before the opening session of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009.