CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died after fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. He had undergone surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment since June 2011.

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SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is urging Venezuela's government to hold elections as quickly as possible if President Hugo Chavez dies, senior officials told Reuters on Monday, a major ...