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Goodwill follows Hugo Chavez along his journey into eternity

Friday, Mar 8, 2013, 22:19 IST | Agency: Reuters

Venezuela has given a lavish farewell to the leftist firebrand, with hundreds of thousands of people filing past his open casket nonstop since Wednesday to say goodbye to the man who was worshiped by the oil-rich nation's poor.

  • A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lifted out of the crowd after fainting while waiting for a chance to view his body in state, at the military academy in Caracas March 8, 2013. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display
  • Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez wait for a chance to view his body at the military academy in Caracas March 8, 2013. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display
  • Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (2nd L) views the body of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he visits the wake with his wife Ann Malherbe (R) and Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro (L) at the military academy in Caracas March 7, 2013, in this picture provided by the Miraflores Palace. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display
  • Cuba's President Raul Castro salutes the body of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which is lying in state, as he visits the wake with Chavez's daughter, Rosa Virginia (R), and Venezuela's Vice-President Nicolas Maduro (2nd L) at the military academy in Caracas March 7, 2013, in this picture provided by the Miraflores Palace. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display
  • A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez sleeps after having spent the entire night waiting for a chance to view his body at the military academy in Caracas March 8, 2013. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display
  • Wreaths from the Chinese embassy (L) and the Qatari embassy (R) are seen next to an image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the Venezuelan embassy in Hanoi March 8, 2013. Ending one of Latin America's most remarkable populist rules, Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer that was first detected in his pelvis.
  • Palestinian ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama pays tribute to Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the Venezuelan embassy in Hanoi March 8, 2013. Ending one of Latin America's most remarkable populist rules, Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer that was first detected in his pelvis.
 
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