The death of Hugo Chávez, 45th president of Venezuela, was announced by government officials to have been on 5 March 2013 at 16:25 VET (20:55 UTC) in Caracas, Venezuela from cancer at the age of 58. His death triggered a presidential election which was constitutionally required to be called within 30 days.

After winning his fourth term as president in the 2012 Venezuelan presidential election with 55.1% of the vote, [2] he was to be sworn in on 10 January 2013. However, the inauguration was cancelled due to his cancer treatment, [3] and on 5 March at age 58, he died in Caracas. [4][5]

Mar 6, 2013 · Almost the only adversary it seemed he couldn’t beat was cancer. He died Tuesday in Caracas at age 58, two years after he was first diagnosed. The son of schoolteachers, he rose from poverty in a dirt-floor, mud-walled house, a “humble soldier” in the battle for socialism.

Mar 6, 2013 · Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died aged 58, after 14 years in power. Mr Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba.

Mar 5, 2013 · CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a struggle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a...

Mar 6, 2013 · Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after President Hugo Chavez’s death on Tuesday, emphasizing in state television broadcasts that all branches of the government and the...

Jan 11, 2025 · Hugo Chávez (born July 28, 1954, Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela—died March 5, 2013, Caracas) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela (1999–2013).

Mar 5, 2013 · Hugo Chavez, the polarizing president of Venezuela who cast himself as a “21st century socialist” and foe of the United States, died Tuesday, said Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

Mar 5, 2013 · Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who launched a socialist revolution in the country and galvanized anti-American sentiment in the region, has died after a nearly-two-year battle with cancer.

Mar 5, 2013 · CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the socialist leader who assailed U.S. influence in Latin America in his campaign against capitalism and democratic freedoms, died Tuesday.