Hugo Chavez Death Announcement Video: Vice President Nicolas Maduro Says Venezuela President Dead
Presiden Venezuela Hugo Chavez Meninggal
Posted: 03/05/2013 7:45 pm EST
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On Tuesday, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the death of President Hugo
Chavez. Chavez, 58, had been battling cancer since 2011.
Chavez. Chavez, 58, had been battling cancer since 2011.
In his speech, broadcast live on Venezuelan television, Maduro
announced the controversial leader
had died at 4:25 p.m. local time "after a struggle with an illness, for almost two years, with the
love of the people, with the blessing of the people, and with complete loyalty from companions
in arms, and with the love of his family."
had died at 4:25 p.m. local time "after a struggle with an illness, for almost two years, with the
love of the people, with the blessing of the people, and with complete loyalty from companions
in arms, and with the love of his family."
Reuters reports that the funeral will be held on Friday, via Venezuela's foreign minister.
Presiden Venezuela Hugo Chavez Meninggal
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Seorang wanita memegang foto Presiden Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, dalam
acara di gereja untuk mendoakan sang presiden yang menderita kanker.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CARACAS --
Chavez selama ini dikenal sebagai penentang utama imperialisme. Dia tidak segan mengkritik negara Barat yang menerapkan
standar ganda.
Tidak ketinggalan, Israel pun dia kecam akibat melakukan
agresi ke Palestina. Semasa hidupnya, Chavez berteman baik dengan Presiden
Republik Islam Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
| Reporter : Erik Purnama Putra |
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Chavez Memburuk, Pejabat Sipil-Militer
Gelar Rapat Terbatas
AP http://www.republika.co.id/berita/internasional/global/13/03/06/mj7j7e-chavez-memburuk-pejabat-sipilmiliter-gelar-rapat-terbatas
Presiden Venezuela Hugo Chavez didampingi oleh kedua putrinya.
Chavez masih menjalani pemulihan dari operasi kanker di Havana, Kuba.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CARACAS--Pejabat sipil dan militer Venezuela
bertemu di istana kepresidenan pada Selasa (5/3) setelah kondisi
Presiden Hugo Chavez dikabarkan kian memburuk. Pertemuan tersebut
dikabarkan oleh stasiun televisi milik pemerintah.
Wakil Presiden Nicolas Maduro, penerus pemerintahan pilihan Chavez, memulai pembicaraan dengan beberapa menteri, pejabat tinggi militer dan 20 gubernur dari partai berkuasa, demikian bunyi laporan VTV.
Pertemuan tersebut, masih menurut laporan VTV, digelar untuk 'memastikan strategi terkait beberapa proyek pembangunan negara yang menyentuh seluruh populasi Venezuela.
Gangguan pernafasan yang diderita Chavez dikabarkan kian memburuk. Berdasar laporan Bloomberg yang mengutip Menteri Ernesto Villegas, kondisi fisik presiden sangat rentan, mengingat ia masih harus menjalani perawatan kemoterapi.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053
Wakil Presiden Nicolas Maduro, penerus pemerintahan pilihan Chavez, memulai pembicaraan dengan beberapa menteri, pejabat tinggi militer dan 20 gubernur dari partai berkuasa, demikian bunyi laporan VTV.
Pertemuan tersebut, masih menurut laporan VTV, digelar untuk 'memastikan strategi terkait beberapa proyek pembangunan negara yang menyentuh seluruh populasi Venezuela.
Gangguan pernafasan yang diderita Chavez dikabarkan kian memburuk. Berdasar laporan Bloomberg yang mengutip Menteri Ernesto Villegas, kondisi fisik presiden sangat rentan, mengingat ia masih harus menjalani perawatan kemoterapi.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053
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Vice-president Nicolas Maduro was emotional as he announced Hugo Chavez's death
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died aged 58, after 14 years in power.
Mr Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a
year, undergoing several operations in Cuba, and had not been seen in
public for several months.
Foreign Minister Elias Jose Jaua Milano declared seven days
of mourning and said Mr Chavez's body would lie in state until his
funeral on Friday.
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro would assume the presidency until an election was called within 30 days, he added.
"It is the mandate that Comandante President Hugo Chavez gave
us," Mr Jaua told state television, adding that Mr Maduro would also be
the candidate of the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV).
It was not immediately clear when the election would take place.
Mr Chavez's illness prevented him from taking the oath of
office after he was re-elected for a third term in October and the
President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, had been expected
by some to take over as interim president in the event of his death.
However, he was not among the political and military leaders who flanked the vice-president when he announced Mr Chavez's death.
Military loyal
In Tuesday's televised address, a tearful Mr Maduro said the
president had passed away "after battling a tough illness for nearly two
years".
"We have received the toughest and tragic information that...
Comandante President Hugo Chavez died today at 16:25 (20:55 GMT)," he
added.
Mr Maduro called on the nation to close ranks after its leader's demise.
"Let there be no weakness, no violence. Let there be no hate. In our hearts there should only be one sentiment: Love."
Analysis
The death of Hugo Chavez, the vanguard of what he called "21st
Century Socialism", sends ripples not just through the Venezuelan
people, but across Latin America and beyond.
In particular, the impact of his loss will be felt most keenly in Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador, his closest allies in the region.
The updates on his health in recent days had seemingly been
aimed at preparing the Venezuelan people for the worst, with each
bulletin more serious than the last.
Now Mr Chavez will take on iconic status as his revolution
looks for a route forward without him, the man it was designed by and
constructed around.
But his millions of followers in Venezuela will take some
comfort from the fact that it wasn't the failed coup in 2002, nor the
repeated efforts at the ballot box, but rather ill health - or for many
of his devotees, the hand of God - that took Mr Chavez away from them.
But he revealed that the
government had deployed the armed forces and police nationwide "to
accompany and protect our people and guarantee the peace".
The vice-president also spoke of a plot against Venezuela,
saying he had no doubt that Mr Chavez's cancer, first diagnosed in 2011,
had been induced by foul play by Venezuela's enemies - the US promptly
rejected the accusations as "absurd".
He said a scientific commission could one day investigate
whether Mr Chavez's illness was brought about by what he called an enemy
attack.
Two US diplomats had been expelled from the country for spying on Venezuela's military, he added.
A statement by the military issued after Mr Chavez's death
said it would protect the sovereignty, integrity and security of the
country. It would remain loyal to the vice-president and to parliament,
it added, urging people to remain calm.
Mr Jaua said a procession would carry Mr Chavez's body to the
Military Academy in Caracas on Wednesday, where it will lie in state
until Friday to allow his supporters to pay their respects.
He added that the official funeral attended by foreign heads
of state would take place at 10:00 local time (14:30 GMT) on Friday, and
called on Mr Chavez's supporters to wear clothes in the three colours
of the Venezuelan flag in his honour.
Hundreds of Chavez supporters appeared in front of the
hospital where he died, shouting:"We are all Chavez!" and "Chavez
lives!"
One of them, Francis Izquierdo, told Agence France-Presse:
"He was a man who taught us to love our fatherland. The comandante is
physically gone but he remains in our hearts and we must continue
building the fatherland."
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, whom Mr Chavez defeated
in October's election, called on the government to "act in strict
accordance with its constitutional duties".
But he also told Venezuelans wondering what might happen:
"They should have no fear and feel no anxiety, because between us all we
are going to guarantee peace that this dear fatherland deserves."
Political shift
The US described the death as a "challenging time",
reaffirming what it described as its support for the Venezuelan people
and its interest in developing a constructive relationship with Caracas.
Timeline: Hugo Chavez
"As Venezuela begins a new
chapter in its history, the United States remains committed to policies
that promote democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for
human rights," said a statement from the White House.
Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin,
said Mr Chavez had been a great politician, for his country, for Latin
America and the world.
The government of Cuba declared three days of national
mourning. In a statement read out on state television, it said Mr Chavez
had "stood by Fidel [Castro] like a true son", referring to Cuba's
former president, who stepped down in 2006 due to ill-health.
In Argentina, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a close friend, suspended all activities after the death was announced.
Peru's Congress held a minute of silence in his honour while
Bolivia's President Evo Morales said he was leaving immediately for
Caracas.
The Ecuadorian government said it felt the loss as its own, and hoped its neighbours could carry on Mr Chavez's revolution.
Analysts say Mr Chavez's death could alter the political
balance in Latin America - dealing a blow to leftist states while
favouring more centrist countries.
There could also be an economic impact given that Venezuela
sells oil at below market prices to some neighbouring countries,
especially in the Caribbean.
UK Foreign Minister William Hague said he was "saddened" to
learn of the death, saying Mr Chavez had left a "lasting impression" on
Venezuela.
One of the most visible, vocal and controversial leaders in
Latin America, Hugo Chavez won the presidency in 1998 and had most
recently won another six-year presidential term in October 2012.
His government has implemented a number of "missions" or
social programmes, including education and health services for all. But
poverty and unemployment are still widespread, despite the country's oil
wealth.
Last May, the former army paratrooper said he had recovered
from an unspecified cancer, after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy in
2011 and a further operation in February 2012.
However, in December, he announced he needed further cancer
surgery in Cuba, and named Mr Maduro as his preferred successor. Mr
Chavez returned to Venezuela in February, but was confined to hospital.
After his release, Mr Chavez established
the Fifth Republic Movement, which would lead him to power in 1998.
Campaigning against the establishment and as a champion of the poor, he
won 56% of the vote. |
Dunia kehilangan salah seorang yang berani menghargai kedaulatan bangsanya...menegakan hak2 bangsanya terhadap negara2 yang ingin merongrong milik bangsa dan rakyatnya..
BalasHapusNegara2 Amerika Latin umumnya seperti Indonesia menjadi negara taklukan..yang lemah dan membiarkan rakyatnya di obok2 bangsa super power.
Namun Venezuela dibawah kepemimpian Hugo Chavez.. nampak lebih memiliki sikap dan berani membela hak bangsa dan rakyatnya...
Semoga penggantinya bisa mneruskan perjuangan Tuan Presiden Hugo Chaves.. dan smoga menjadi lebih sukses.
Turut bela sungkawa atas wafatnya Presiden Venzuela Hugo Chavez..