It was in March 2013 when Nicolás Maduro made a tearful statement on national television announcing the death of the leader of the “Bolivarian Revolution,” Hugo Chávez. The secrecy and rumors surrounding the true health status of Venezuela's then-president and a stubborn battle with cancer being kept secret raised many questions about the information that was disseminated and that still persists 11 years later. In this note we will detail some of them in the context of the next anniversary of the death of the one described as the “villain” and “hero” of the Llanero country.
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How did Hugo Chavez die?
The Venezuelan president was preparing for an upcoming presidential election campaign as the May 9, 2011He announced that he had a slight health problem in his knee. “This morning I went for a walk and started jogging (…) and I hit my knee and it leaked fluid, there is inflammation, pain, I am here with the doctors and they have given me several days There has been complete calm for a long time,” explained Hugo Chávez about a government program.
However, the rumors and his recent trip to Cuba New theories about the political leader's health began to grow until it emerged that the June 10th In 2011 there was an intervention in HavanaPelvic abscesswhich caused him severe pain. He20th JuneHe underwent another operation and was never heard from again; there was even speculation about his apparent death. In a televised speech from Havana, he said June 30th, Chávez confirmed that he was recovering from an operation to remove a tumor containing cancer cells – which alarmed the population – but he refused to admit that he had cancer, even though the international media took it for granted.
On September 22, 2011, he returned to Venezuela after completing his chemotherapy and was seen training with part of his ministerial platoon. This year went by until he returned there in February 2012 Havana had to undergo another operation and on March 5 of that year he confirmed what had been an open secret: he had cancer.
Hugo Chávez denied having cancer until March 5, 2012. Photo: Composition LR/Diffusion.
“Give me your crown, Christ. Give them to me. I'm bleeding. Give me your cross. 100 crosses that I carry. But give me life, for I still have things to do for this people and this country. Don’t take me.” “Not yet,” he said about his return Venezuelawhich made it clear that his health and life were in danger.
After Win the presidency of VenezuelaHe was re-elected on October 7, 2012 with 55.07% of the vote December 8th Hugo Chávez stated: “It is absolutely necessary, it is absolutely necessary to undergo a new surgical procedure and it must be done in the coming days.” This was the last time he was seen alive, since his death was three months was later announced after a tough battle against the terrorists Colon cancer.
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“We received the harshest and most tragic information we could convey.Today, March 5, at 4:25 in the afternoon, President Hugo Chávez Frías died…After fighting hard against an illness for almost two years, for the love of the people, for the blessing of the people and for the absolute loyalty of his companions, fellow fighters,” he announced amid sobs Nicolas Maduro the death of the “commander”.
However, skepticism and rumors about this news have existed since the last time Hugo Chávez, the December 8, 2012when, after hours in front of Parliament, he said everything that would be done in his absence if something happened to him, including taking power Ripe.
“As the Constitution says, when an unexpected circumstance occurs. That's what the constitution says. Disqualify me; listen to me carefully in order to continue to lead the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, either to finish the few days left and, above all, to accept the new period for which I have been elected by you, by the vast majority of you became; If something were to happen, I repeat, it would in some way disqualify me, Nicolás MaduroNot only in this situation should the term end, as the Constitution requires, but my strong opinion, full as the full moon, irrevocably, absolutely, absolutely, is that in this scenario a draft would be forced, as the Constitution requires in the presidency It's elections again, you elect Nicolás Maduro as President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “I beg you with all my heart,” he said before his departure Cuba must undergo emergency surgery on December 11th.
Hugo Chavez was last seen on December 8, 2012. Photo: Composition LR/Diffusion.
This is where everything begins to go haywire in the panorama of Chávez's health, when rumors arose that his integrity was compromised after the operation he underwent and that he died between the 28th and 30th of this month. This has been reinforced by the secrecy and secrecy surrounding the Venezuelan president's condition and the allegations that have come to light 27th of Februaryfrom Panama's former ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Guillermo Cochez, the He assured that Hugo Chávez was brain deadsince December 30, 2012.
Added to this were the statements made in 2018 by the former Attorney General of the RepublicLuisa Ortega Diazwho came from exile, confessed in an interview on December 28, 2012 that she was contacted by Diosdado Cabello to inform her of Chávez's death.
“I was out of the countryDecember 28th(from 2012) and he calls me Diosdado: “Come on, Chávez died.” We bought tickets to return to Venezuela, butThen he calls me to tell me he didn't die.“I’ll tell you what happened as it is,” he said. It should be remembered that the official date is March 5, 2013, a year after the cancer he was suffering from was confirmed.
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What were Hugo Chávez's last days like? Chronology of a predicted death
- December 8, 2012: the message to the nation delivered before Parliament by Hugo Chávez, in which he assured that he had to intervene and in which he resigned from office Nicolas Maduro.
- December 11, 2011: Day of the first presidential intervention of Venezuela, lasted six hours. Recovery and improvement in health status have been reported.
- December 30, 2012: Nicolás Maduro broadcast on the national network a broadcast from Cuba that raised doubts about the true date of his death and in which he revealed health complications of the revolutionary (alleged date of death).
“We have been informed of new complications that have arisen as a result of the respiratory infection. 19 days after the new operation, the president's health remains delicate. He is in a process that is quite risky,” he commented.
- February 12, 2013: Fidel Castro gives good news about Hugo's health.
- February 15, 2013:The Venezuelan government released a picture of it Chavez along with his daughters from Cuba, attesting to his apparent recovery.
- February 18, 2013: Hugo Chávez announces his return to Venezuela at 2:30 a.m. (local time).
“We have arrived back in our Venezuelan homeland. Thank you, my God! Thank you, beloved people! We will continue the treatment here,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
Tweet by Hugo Chávez on February 18, 2023. Photo: Twitter.
- February 21, 2013: Hugo Chávez's respiratory failure problems and life-threatening complications are revealed.
- February 27, 2013: former Panamanian ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Guillermo Cochez,revealed that Chavez was brain deadsince December 30, 2012.
- March 4, 2013: A serious infection is reported to be affecting the life of the President of Venezuela.
- March 5, 2013: Around midday, Vice President Nicolás Maduro reported that Hugo Chávez was suffering from a very serious infection. On the same day, at 4:25 p.m., the president of the South American country dies.
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