As Venezuelans mourn Hugo Chavez, election set for mid-April
Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 10, 2013
Venezuela called on Saturday a snap election to succeed Hugo Chavez on April 14, setting the stage for a tough campaign between the late leader's political heir and the opposition in this divided oil-rich nation.
Hugo Chavez: Venezuela says election to be called within 30 days
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 6, 2013
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Hugo Chavez's death.
Raul Castro re-elected Cuba's president; picks 'young' new heir
Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2013
Raul Castro was re-elected as Cuba's president on Sunday, officially to his last five-year term, with a new regime number two -- Council of State Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, official media said.
With Hugo Chavez absent, Venezuela launches new presidential term
Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 10, 2013
With President Hugo Chavez ailing and absent, Venezuela's leftist government launches a new presidential term on Thursday with a display of popular support on the day he was to be inaugurated.
Venezuela vote triumph a 'present' for sick Hugo Chavez
Reuters | Tuesday December 18, 2012
Hugo Chavez's supporters dedicated their dominant regional election win to the absent Venezuelan president and turned attention back on Monday to his fight to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba.
