Chronology: Hugo Chavez’s losing battle against cancer

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after his battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader’s extraordinary 14-year rule of the OPEC nation. Following is a chronology of the his fight against the disease: JUNE 30, 2011 * A pale-looking Chavez addresses the nation by television from Cuba, where he says doctors operated on him twice to remove a cancerous tumor from his pelvis. JULY 4, 2011 * The president makes a surprise return to Venezuela ahead of the country’s Independence Day celebrations. JULY 17, 2011 * Chavez returns to Cuba to begin chemotherapy. AUG. …