Reactions to the Death of Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chavez dies; US Rep praises man 'committed to empowering the powerless'

Yesterday saw the passing of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's longtime president (or "dictator" as many would say), following a lengthy battle with cancer. Ironically enough, yesterday was also the 60th anniversary of the death of

To many people in Latin America, Hugo Chavez was a revolutionary hero who embraced the poor and taunted the Yankees. To others, particularly the landed and the well-to-do, he was the devil—a sobriquet he famously

Yesterday saw the passing of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's longtime president (or "dictator" as many would say), following a lengthy battle with cancer. Ironically enough, yesterday was also the 60th anniversary of the death of

CARACAS, Venezuela-- In a massive outpouring of grief for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, hundreds of thousands of his red-shirted, fervent and often tearful followers lined a route through the capital where his coffin was being carried on its