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In the streets of Caracas, supporters of the late president Hugo Chavez react to the news of his death

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death outside his hospital in Caracas, March 5, 2013. Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule of the South American country, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised speech on Tuesday.Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death in Caracas, March 5, 2013.Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death in Caracas, March 5, 2013.JORGE SILVA/Reuters

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A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez grieves outside the military hospital after learning that Chavez has died through an announcement by Venezuela's vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.Fernando Llano/The Associated Press

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death in Caracas, March 5, 2013. Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer.Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

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A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez reacts as she learns that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013.Ariana Cubillos/The Associated Press

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react after the vice president announced Chavez's death in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013.Fernando Llano/The Associated Press

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