Hugo Chavez was born on 28 July 1954 in Sabaneta, Barinas state, the son of schoolteachers.
After his release, Mr Chavez established the Fifth Republic Movement, which would lead him to power in 1998.
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Even Cesar Chavez, the famed Californian farm workers' leader, never held off 80 gunslingers single-handed.
From the start, Mr Chavez said he would not use the National Guard to evict squatters.
And in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez just recently nationalized 11 oil rigs belonging to a U.S. company.
On Thursday, Venezuelans queuing to view Mr Chavez's body chanted: "With Maduro, the people are safe!"
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Chavez had secured 7.4 million votes and Capriles 6.1 million votes, election officials said.
Thousands of Chavez supporters took to the streets of Caracas, chanting: "We are all Chavez!"
However, Mr Chavez ultimately triumphed with 54% of the vote against Mr Capriles' 44%.
In Caracas, the main avenues were filled with red-shirted crowds, the favoured colour of Chavez supporters.
Mr Chavez burst onto Venezuela's national stage in 1992 to lead a failed military coup.
But there were no arrests, as the marchers followed Cesar Chavez's example of non-violent activism.
Later, unnamed Washington officials said a US delegation would be sent to Mr Chavez's funeral.
Mr Chavez bequeaths a nation beset by crumbling infrastructure, unsustainable public spending and under-performing industry.
But Chavez's most significant achievement has been to trigger the awakening and empowerment of the majority.
Then Chavez fired dozens of PDVSA engineers and has since starved the company of capital.
He pointed out that Chavez is the Christ of the poor of Latin America.
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It is with sincere gratitude that I accept this Cesar Chavez Champions of Change Award.
So was his wife, Cilia Flores, whom Chavez named as Venezuela's attorney general last year.
Chavez's public remarks supporting Maduro likely bolstered support for him among fervent Chavistas, Corrales said.
Chavez, who ruled Venezuela for 14 years, celebrated a triumphant re-election victory in October.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also said his country would halt all shipments to Paraguay.
The United Nations general assembly held a minute of silence for Mr Chavez on Wednesday.
In addition, Sarkozy thought it would be a good idea to involve Chavez in the negotiations.
According to their confession they asked Ms Chavez along to Cardenas's home for drinks.
Abroad, Chavez was also known for his colorful -- if sometimes strange -- statements.
Hugo Chavez won the lengthy and polarized presidential race in Venezuela last month by 11 points.
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Chavez was not interested in a rapprochement with the U.S., either by Cuba or Venezuela.
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