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Also Known As Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
Born July 28, 1954 • Venezuela
Died March 5, 2013 (aged 58) • Caracas • Venezuela
Title / Office president (1999-2013), Venezuela
Political Affiliation Movement of the Fifth Republic

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