Hugo Chavez dies at the age of 58
President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against US influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez died in Cuba, not in Caracas, and Venezuelans mourned an empty coffin during the seven-hour funeral procession, according to Spanish website ABC.