Death of Hugo Chávez

Death and state funeral of Hugo Chávez
	Hearse carrying Hugo Chávez's remains
Date	5 March 2013
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Cause	Cancer
Burial	Cuartel de la Montaña (es)

The death of Hugo Chávez, 45th President of Venezuela, was announced by government officials to have been on 5 March 2013 at 16:25 VET (20:55 UTC) in Caracas, Venezuela from cancer at the age of 58. His death triggered a presidential election which was constitutionally required to be called within 30 days.

Chávez was first elected as president in 1998 and was re-elected in 2000, 2006 and finally in 2012. However, Chávez was unable to be sworn in for a fourth term after the 2012 election due to his illness.

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