Venezuelans mourn President Hugo Chavez

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Venezuela has announced seven days of mourning for Hugo Chavez, who has died aged 58, after 14 years as president.

Hundreds of Mr Chavez's supporters took to the streets of Caracas to express their grief.

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His body will be taken in a procession to the Military Academy in Caracas where it will lie in state until a state funeral on Friday. All schools and universities have been shut for the week.

Caracas was quiet following the news of Mr Chavez's death, with many shops and businesses shutting. Crowds of supporters gathered outside the Caracas hospital where he died, chanting "We are all Chavez!"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21682247



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/05/hugo-chavez-dies-cuba

[Judi Lynn]

1. "We are all Chavez." This explains images of crowds of people wearing masks

with his face we saw last night.

Thank you.

Great image in the poster those two men have in your photo.