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| Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela after Cuba cancer care | |
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| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to the country after receiving treatment for cancer in Cuba. | |
| In three messages posted on Twitter, Mr Chavez, 58, thanked Cuban President and ex-leader Raul and Fidel Castro. | In three messages posted on Twitter, Mr Chavez, 58, thanked Cuban President and ex-leader Raul and Fidel Castro. |
| He also thanked Venezuelans for their support and said he would continue treatment in his home country. | He also thanked Venezuelans for their support and said he would continue treatment in his home country. |
| He has been president for 14 years and was re-elected for another six-year term in October 2012, but his swearing-in was delayed because of his illness. | He has been president for 14 years and was re-elected for another six-year term in October 2012, but his swearing-in was delayed because of his illness. |
| Mr Chavez went to Havana for surgery on 11 December, his fourth operation in an 18-month period for cancer first diagnosed in mid-2011. | Mr Chavez went to Havana for surgery on 11 December, his fourth operation in an 18-month period for cancer first diagnosed in mid-2011. |
| Last week the first images of him since the operation were broadcast by Venezuela's government. | Last week the first images of him since the operation were broadcast by Venezuela's government. |
| He was pictured smiling as he lay in bed reading a newspaper, with his two daughters by his side. | He was pictured smiling as he lay in bed reading a newspaper, with his two daughters by his side. |
| Thanks and praise | Thanks and praise |
| Mr Chavez announced his return to Venezuela to his 3.9 million Twitter followers in a series of tweets that were bombastic in tone but short on detail. | Mr Chavez announced his return to Venezuela to his 3.9 million Twitter followers in a series of tweets that were bombastic in tone but short on detail. |
| "We have arrived back in the land of Venezuela. Thank you Lord!! Thanks to my beloved people!! We will continue our treatment here." | |
| There was no information about when or why he returned, and no details about whether he would actively take up the duties of office. | There was no information about when or why he returned, and no details about whether he would actively take up the duties of office. |
| Instead he thanked Cuba's leaders and people and said he had confidence in his doctors. | Instead he thanked Cuba's leaders and people and said he had confidence in his doctors. |
| "Onwards to victory!! We will live and we will overcome!!!" he wrote in his final tweet. | "Onwards to victory!! We will live and we will overcome!!!" he wrote in his final tweet. |
| Local media quoted Vice-President Nicolas Maduro as saying that Mr Chavez landed at 02:30 local time (06:30 GMT) before being transferred to the Military Hospital in Caracas. | |
| The extent of Mr Chavez's illness is shrouded in mystery, but it is understood to be serious. | The extent of Mr Chavez's illness is shrouded in mystery, but it is understood to be serious. |
| During his treatment the Venezuelan leader is reported to have had tumours removed from his pelvic region. | During his treatment the Venezuelan leader is reported to have had tumours removed from his pelvic region. |
| He has also undergone prior rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. | He has also undergone prior rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. |
| Though there have been few details about the president's exact treatment, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro described it as "extremely complex and tough". | Though there have been few details about the president's exact treatment, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro described it as "extremely complex and tough". |
| Mr Maduro has effectively been running Venezuela since Mr Chavez went to Cuba, and the opposition has demanded clarity about who is in charge. | |
| Delaying the inauguration scheduled for 10 January, the Venezuelan Supreme Court ruled that Mr Chavez could be sworn in at a later date. | |
| But the opposition argued that National Assembly Speaker Diosdado Cabello should take over and new elections should be held. |