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MEXICO-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ-DEATH

Flowers are placed at the Venezuelan Embassy following the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 5, 2013 in Mexico City. Chavez lost his battle with cancer on March 5, 2013, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his oil-rich nation into an uncertain future. AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ