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Birth
Hugo Chávez was born on July 28, 1954. He was born in Sabaneta, Venezuela. Also, he was born in his grandmother's house. -
Education
In 1971 Chávez entered the Venezuelan Military Academy in Caracas but not because he wanted to be a soldier but because he dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, and the academy had good baseball coaches. -
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1st Marriage
Nancy Colmenares de Chavez -
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Children
He had 5 children. He had Rosa Inés with Marisabel Rodríguez de Chavez. He had Rosa Virginia, María Gabriela, Hugo Rafael, and Raúl Alfonzo with Nancy Colmenares de Chavez. -
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2nd Marriage
Marisabel Rodríguez de Chavez -
First Election
Wins come-from-behind presidential election victory. Promising to seek a “third way” between socialism and capitalism. He won with a 56% vote. -
"The Devil"
September 20, 2006, Hugo Chavez called George W. Bush the devil. "The devil came here yesterday, and it smells of sulfur still today." This was part of Hugo’s opinion but many people agreed. -
Hostages
Hugo Chavez assists the release of two Colombian hostages. Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas. They were captive for 5 years by FARC -
Cancer
Sept. 23, 2011 - Says he has completed chemotherapy and calls the treatment successful. He said that tests show no reappearance of cancerous cells. Which is good. -
Cancer comes back
He underwent an operation to remove a tumor from a location in the pelvic region. Says later that follow-up tests showed tumor was "recurrence of the initially diagnosed cancer. Which means the Cancer is back. -
Hugo Chavez dies
March 5, 2016, Hugo dies and that information is released to the public. He died from cancer. He died at the age of 85. That day all of Venezuela cried.
