With the news of Hugo Chavez's death, Venezuelan supporters took to the streets to mourn the loss of their president.
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Thousands of supporters of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accompany the funeral cortege on its way to the Military Academy, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. The flag-draped coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was borne through throngs of weeping supporters on Wednesday as a nation bade farewell to the firebrand leftist who led them for 14 years.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez makes its way to the Military Academy amid thousands of supporters, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. The flag-draped coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was borne through throngs of weeping supporters on Wednesday as a nation bade farewell to the firebrand leftist who led them for 14 years.
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Venezuelan acting President Nicolas Maduro (3rd R) greets supporters while accompanying the hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on its way to the Military Academy, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. The flag-draped coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was borne through throngs of weeping supporters on Wednesday as a nation bade farewell to the firebrand leftist who led them for 14 years.
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Thousands of supporters accompany the hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on its way to the Military Academy, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death on the eve of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez makes its way to the Military Academy amid thousands of supporters, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death on the eve of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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Supporters of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mourn for him in front of the Military Hospital where he died on the eve, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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A supporter of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stands in front of the Military Hospital where he died on the eve, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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Supporters of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cry in front of the Military Hospital where he died on the eve, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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A woman touches a portrait of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez displayed outside Venezuela's embassy in Moscow on March 6, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed today his late Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez as an uncommon and strong man who had made a huge contribution to relations between Moscow and Caracas. Russia enjoys close military ties with Venezuela, which also represents one of the main oversees investment targets of the giant state oil company Rosneft.
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A youngster reads a local newspaper the day after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, on March 6, 2013. Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
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Venezuelan Ambassador to Dominican Republic Alberto Castelar (R) and the widow of Francisco Caamano, Vicenta Velez gesture during a ceremony held in the Plaza Bolivar in Santo Domingo on March 5, 2013, after knowing of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Nicaraguan supporters of President Hugo Chavez hold a picture of him in the ceremony in his honor the day of his death at the Revolution Square in Managua, on March 5, 2013.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez light candles while gathering in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago, Chile on March 5, 2013, after knowing of his death. Chavez lost his battle with cancer, silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his divided oil-rich nation into an uncertain future.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shout slogans outside the Military Hospital in Caracas on March 5, 2013, after knowing of their leader's death. Chavez lost his battle with cancer, silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his divided oil-rich nation into an uncertain future.
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A firefighter extinguishes a fire set up by supporters of President Hugo Chavez to the belongings of opposition students who had remained chained --demanding information on Chavez's health-- and fled after hearing of his death, on March 5, 2013 in Caracas. Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his divided oil-rich nation into an uncertain future.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cry after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013.
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A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cries after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cry after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cry after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013.
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A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cries after knowing of his death in Caracas on March 5, 2013.
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