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| Hugo Chávez's body won't be embalmed – Venezuelan government | Hugo Chávez's body won't be embalmed – Venezuelan government |
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| Venezuela's information minister says the government has decided that the body of Hugo Chávez will not be embalmed for permanent display, as officials had said it would be. | Venezuela's information minister says the government has decided that the body of Hugo Chávez will not be embalmed for permanent display, as officials had said it would be. |
| Ernesto Villegas' tweet on Friday night said the government had discarded the option based on the advice of a Russian medical commission. The commission said Chavez's body would have to be sent to Russia for seven to eight months to be properly embalmed, according to the message. | Ernesto Villegas' tweet on Friday night said the government had discarded the option based on the advice of a Russian medical commission. The commission said Chavez's body would have to be sent to Russia for seven to eight months to be properly embalmed, according to the message. |
| Acting president Nicolas Maduro announced last week that Chavez's body would be perpetually displayed, but then on Wednesday he said that now seemed "highly unlikely". | Acting president Nicolas Maduro announced last week that Chavez's body would be perpetually displayed, but then on Wednesday he said that now seemed "highly unlikely". |
| Chavez died on March 5 after succumbing to cancer. On Friday the government moved his body from a military academy, where it had been on display, to a hilltop military museum. | Chavez died on March 5 after succumbing to cancer. On Friday the government moved his body from a military academy, where it had been on display, to a hilltop military museum. |
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