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Farewell to Hugo Chavez Leaders of Latin America’s new left gather to say farewell to the late Venezuelan president.
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad kisses the casket of Hugo Chavez during the state funeral at the military academy in Caracas. Iran declared a day of national mourning for the Venezuelan leader.
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Venezuela's interim president, Nicolas Maduro, examines a replica of the golden sword of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar during Hugo Chavez's funeral. Chavez idolized Bolivar and talked of fulfilling the 19th-century liberator's dream of uniting Latin America.
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Mourners attend the funeral of the late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez will be moved to a barracks where he will lie in state for longer than had been planned, then be embalmed “like Lenin,” interim leader Nicolas Maduro said Thursday
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Hugo Chavez’s parents, Hugo de los Reyes Chavez and Elena Frias, embrace during their son’s funeral in Caracas.
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, left, and his wife, Anne Malherbe, pay their respects during the funeral.
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Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro, right, observes the coffin as a supporter weeps during the funeral.
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Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro comforts a woman during the funeral.
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From left, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Nicaraguan first lady Rosario Murillo, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua attend the funeral.
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Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, center, and his wife, Lucia Topolansky, left, arrive at the funeral in Caracas.
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A supporter holds a picture of the late President Hugo Chavez, reading “We shall always remember. You shall live in our hearts,” outside of his funeral in Caracas.
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Supporters of the late President Hugo Chavez rally outside of his funeral.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, stands beside Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Elias Jaua, center right, outside of the military academy where the late President Hugo Chavez’s body is being held in Caracas.
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Souvenir mugs of Hugo Chavez are offered for sale as thousands wait to view his body the military academy in Caracas.
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Venezuelans gather Friday outside the military academy in Caracas where Hugo Chavez's body lay in state.
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Motorcyclists drive through Caracas on Friday in a show of support for Venezuela's late president.
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An unconscious woman is carried by supporters of the late President Hugo Chavez outside of his funeral in Caracas.
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Chavez supporters line up as they wait for a chance to view his body lying in state at the military academy in Caracas.
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People gather outside the military academy, the site of Hugo Chavez’s funeral ceremony, near a screen showing a image of Chavez in Caracas.
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Mourners outside the military academy in Caracas watch a live broadcast of the funeral proceedings inside.
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Some gathered outside the military academy wept as they watched the broadcast of the funeral ceremonies inside.
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Supporters of Hugo Chavez wait for a chance to view the late president's body at the military academy in Caracas.
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