Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died. The socialist leader, whose politics deeply polarized his nation, had been battling cancer since June of 2011, when a tumor was found in his pelvic area ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled "subversive" who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled the United States ...

Venezuela still was a prosperous country when Oswaldo Hernandez Tabata visited Cuba in the 2000s to further his dentistry ...

By David Montero INTRODUCTION Hugo Chavez's neighborhood -- and the political atmosphere in Latin America in general -- has changed dramatically since he took office as president of Venezuela in ...

When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez appeared on a nationwide TV broadcast in June 2012, proudly announcing that his country was now manufacturing “unmanned aircraft,” the news took both supporters and ...

Venezuela’s government has announced that it plans to embalm the body of recently deceased leader Hugo Chavez, so that it may displayed in a glass coffin “eternally” and inspire Venezuelans ...

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat.

Venezuela has responded by sending warships and drones to patrol its coastline and launching a drive to recruit thousands of ...

Barbara Walters interviews Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. March 15, 2007 — -- ABC News' Barbara Walters sits down with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela for an interview in which Chavez ...

Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a sombre first communique since ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and ...