2013 Event Venezuela holds a funeral for former President Hugo Chavez; following the funeral, they swear in Vice President Nicolas Maduro as Interim President 2013 Event President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, dies in office in the nation's capital, Caracas; he was 58 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 2013 Event Venezuela's government announces that President Hugo Chavez is suffering from 'respiratory deficiency', a condition he developed after having a severe lung infection 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recovers from a cancer operation; his Cabinet ministers get together to pray for his recovery 2012 Event The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, undergoes surgery for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event Venezuelans go to the polls to vote in the country's presidential election; President Hugo Chavez competes against Henrique Capriles Radonski of the opposing Justice First party 2012 Event President Hugo Chavez, of Venezuela, announces he has recovered from pelvic cancer 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to his home after successfully completing radiotherapy treatments for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after a three-week recovery from cancer surgery 2012 Event President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez recovers after a tumor is removed from his pelvis 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the first stop of Ahmadinejad's Latin American tour 2011 Event The price of gold reaches a new record after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces plans to nationalize his country's gold industry 2010 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is granted temporary powers to pass laws by decree, negating any required review or support from the National Assembly 2010 Event Despite concern from the opposition, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declares he will pass laws by decree for the next six to eighteen months 2010 Event Thousands of Venezuelan protesters demonstrate for and against President Hugo Chavez' policies surrounding energy shortages and currency revaluation 2009 Event President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, urges his armed forces to prepare for a possible war with Columbia 2006 Event Hugo Chavez, leftist dictator, is re-elected President of Venezuela 1993 Death Cesar Chavez, U.S. farm worker (United Farm Workers), dies at 66 1978 Death Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Chavez, born in Santa Monica, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-91 1962 Death Dennis Chavez, American Politician 1960 Event Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000 1958 Event Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers 1957 Event LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers 1954 Birthday Hugo Chavez, born in Sabaneta, Venezuela, politician, United Socialist Party, Fifth Republic Movement, President of Venezuela 1947 Birthday Linda Chavez, American Author 1927 Birthday Cesar Chavez, born in Yuma, Arizona, farm labor leader, United Farm Workers 1899 Birthday Carlos Chavez, born in Mexico City, conductor and composer, Sinfonia India 1888 Birthday Dennis Chavez, American Politician
