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Venezuelans, especially those who’ve received free homes, say their everlasting leader is the only president that’s done anything for them.

View of Caribia, a town on the outskirts of the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas. President Hugo Chavez had Caribia built as one his "socialist cities," in which he plans to give away 20,000 apartments to Venezuelans.

Leo Ramirez

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