Hugo Chavez(01 of27)
Open Image ModalHugo Chávez con uniforme militar, antes de ser presidente, en esa imagen sin fecha cuando purgaba cárcel en la prisión Yare II cerca de Caracas, Venezuela. La foto fue difundida por el Palacio de Miraflores. (AP Foto/Oficina de prensa de Miraflores) (credit:AP)
(02 of27)
Open Image ModalFILE - In an Oct. 12, 2012 file photo Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez is flanked by portraits of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar, during a press conference at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday Feb. 18, 2012, after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, file) (credit:AP)
Hugo Chavez, Ian James(03 of27)
Open Image ModalHugo Chávez (der) conversa con el periodista de AP Ian James durante un recorrido por el estado de Apure el 10 de junio del 2007 en Venezuela. El presidente venezolano manejó lal camioneta todoterreno en que se movilizaron. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
Hugo Chavez(04 of27)
Open Image ModalEn esta fotografía del 11 de octubre de 2011, el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez, en el palacio presidencial de Miraflores, apunta a su cabeza para mostrar que su cabello ha comenzado a crecer nuevamente luego de su última ronda de quimioterapia. (Foto AP/Ariana Cubillos/Archivo) (credit:AP)
Hugo Chavez, Rosa Virginia Chavez, Maria Gabriela Chavez(05 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Chavez remains in Havana undergoing unspecified treatments following his fourth cancer-related operation on Dec. 11. He has hasn\'t been seen or spoken publicly in more than two months. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office) (credit:AP)
(06 of27)
Open Image ModalPeople ride in a bus that has a window covered with the Spanish Words \"Chavez forever\" near the military hospital where Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. The government hasn\'t released a single photo of Chavez since his return from Cuba on Monday, and that has some Venezuelans doubting whether he\'s in the hospital. Others insist he is there, just out of sight while undergoing treatment. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(07 of27)
Open Image ModalPeople hold up candles during candlelight vigil for Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Chavez\'s supporters gathered on a large staircase in a hillside park near the presidential palace, lighting candles and singing along with a recording of Chavez singing the national anthem. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(08 of27)
Open Image ModalA woman holds a candle along with a poster of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez at a candlelight vigil to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The Venezuelan government provided an update on Chavez\'s condition Thursday night, saying that he remained at a military hospital in Caracas and that \"the medical treatment for the fundamental illness continues without presenting significant adverse effects.\" (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(09 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez stand by a banner of him during a small gathering of supporters near the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The government said last week that the country\'s ailing president was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital in Caracas. Chavez\'s sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(10 of27)
Open Image ModalA poster of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez is seen through a cross-shaped window, from inside the military hospital\'s chapel, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(11 of27)
Open Image ModalA supporter of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez wipes away tears as she prays for the ailing president at the military hospital\'s chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(12 of27)
Open Image ModalPeatones caminan frente a una pintada sobre el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez en Caracas, Venezuela, el martes 5 de marzo de 2013. Chávez respira con mayor dificultad debido a una nueva y grave infección respiratoria y según el gobierno el estado del mandatario afectado de cáncer de \"muy delicado\". (AP foto/Ariana Cubillos) - (credit:AP)
(13 of27)
Open Image ModalSimpatizantes del presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez rezan por la salud del mandatario en la capilla del hospital militar en Caracas, Venezuela, el martes 5 de marzo de 2013. Chávez respira con mayor dificultad debido a una nueva y grave infección respiratoria y según el gobierno el estado del mandatario afectado de cáncer de \"muy delicado\". (AP foto/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(14 of27)
Open Image ModalA woman reads a newspaper as she stands by a wall covered with posters showing Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez pictured with his daughters Maria Gabriela, and Rosa Virginia, outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(15 of27)
Open Image ModalA woman prays for Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez at the military hospital\'s chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(16 of27)
Open Image ModalA supporter of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez prays for the ailing president at the military hospital\'s chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(17 of27)
Open Image ModalA woman holding a T-shirt with an image of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez prays at military hospital\'s chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader\'s deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from \"a new, severe infection.\" The state news agency identified it as respiratory.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
(18 of27)
Open Image ModalUna simpatizante del presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez sostiene una fotografía del mandatario en compañía de sus dos hijas de cuando estaba internado en un hospital en La Habana, Cuba, el 15 de febrero de 2013. El estado de salud de Chávez es muy delicado debido a un empeoramiento de la función respiratoria y una severa infección, anunció el ministro de Comunicación, Ernesto Villegas, el lunes 4 de marzo de 2013. (Foto AP/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(19 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez, one of them holding a sign that reads in Spanish \"We are all Chavez,\" sit after his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas\' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(20 of27)
Open Image ModalA supporter of Venezuela\' s President Hugo Chavez holds up a sign that reads in Spanish \"Love with love my president\" as she attends a celebration marking his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas\' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(21 of27)
Open Image ModalA supporter of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez celebrates his return at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(22 of27)
Open Image ModalA supporter of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez attends a celebration marking the leader\'s return, in Bolivar Square, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The woman holds a cutout image of Chavez along with a Saint Judas statue and a note that reads in Spanish: \"Thank you St. Judas,\" because she believes her prayers to the Catholic saint helped in the return of the ailing president. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(23 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return to the country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Caracas\' military hospital, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(24 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporter of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez celebrates his return at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(25 of27)
Open Image ModalA woman holds a painting of President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather around Bolivar square after his return to the country in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn\'t offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(26 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporters gather in Bolivar square after President Hugo Chavez\' return in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn\'t offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)
(27 of27)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return to the country outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn\'t offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:AP)