Hugo Chavez, independence hero Simon Bolivar to be united in death?

Let's not let Hugo Chávez's achievements to be watered down in limp or cynical double-talk, as in "unconventional", or "a dictator to his opponents". If he's a hero to the poor, that's good enough for me. Remember, we had our oil wealth too. Look what

By Mary Murray, Producer, NBC News. CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez did something a bit strange last summer. He secretly sent a team of forensic scientists to open the coffin of independence hero Simon Bolivar and exhume his remains.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frias, who died on Tuesday, from cancer, at the age of fifty-eight, was one of the most flamboyantly provocative leaders on the world scene in recent years. His death came after months in

With the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Latin America—and the world—lost one of its most polarizing leaders. Responses from the international community have ranged from devastated to celebratory, while the

The corpse of Hugo Chavez will be put on display permanently in a Venezuelan museum.