Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez dies from cancer

CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer, ending 14 years of tumultuous and divisive rule that won him passionate support among the poor but hatred from business leaders and wealthy Venezuelans. The flamboyant 58-year-old had undergone four operations in Cuba for a cancer that was first detected in his pelvic region in mid-2011. He vanished from public view after December 11 surgery that resulted in complications and respiratory infections. "It's a moment of deep pain," said Vice President Nicolas Maduro, choking up during a national …