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Massive Procession Concludes Mourning Period for Hugo Chávez

HeadlineMar 18, 2013

Venezuela has wrapped up its 10-day mourning period for the late President Hugo Chávez. On Friday, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Caracas as Chávez’s remains were brought to the military museum where he launched his political career more than 20 years ago. The Venezuelan government had vowed to embalm Chávez’s body and put it on permanent display, but it may have to abandon those plans because the process began too late.

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