Local news says there is a rumor that Chavez died in Cuba

[malaise]

I hope this is mere speculation


Any DUers can debunk or confirm this?

[TheWraith]

1. Hasn't he died twice already? nt

[malaise]

2. Not as many times as Fidel

[flamingdem]

9. That's nothing

Fidel Castro has died over a hundred times.

[teddy51]

3. On Reuters it says that Chavez called home today to dispel a 9 day silence, and the rumors.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSBRE83M17Y20120423

[malaise]

5. Thanks

That's that

[spanone]

4. Venezuela's Chavez calls home to squash death rumors

CARACAS (Reuters) - A healthy-sounding President Hugo Chavez called Venezuelan state television from Cuba on Monday to dispel rumors fanned by a nine-day silence that he had died undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Havana.

"It seems we will have to become accustomed to live with these rumors, because it is part of the laboratories of psychological war, of dirty war" the 57-year-old socialist leader said in the telephone call.

Since leaving for Cuba on April 14 to undergo radiation treatment for an undisclosed cancer, Chavez had only addressed Venezuelans by short messages on Twitter to cheer supporters and hail the advances of his socialist "revolution."

In the absence of photos or video footage from the tightly controlled island, Chavez's unusually long silence had stirred speculation about his health and doubts over his condition as he campaigns for re-election in an October 7 vote.

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-denies-rumors-chavez-died-cuba-183715167.html

[malaise]

7. Thanks

[spanone]

10. oops, dupes.....

[flamingdem]

6. En espanol - minsters claim he is not dead

http://www.laverdadzulia.com/politica/333-ministros-desmienten-rumores-sobre-muerte-de-chavez.html

Ministros desmienten rumores sobre muerte de Chávez

Por Alejandro Siú / Maracaibo / [e-mail]

Diosdado Cabello, Andrés Izarra y Jorge Arreaza desmintieron los rumores que circularon hoy acerca de la salud del presidente de la República, Hugo Chávez Frías

Domingo, 22 Abril 2012 18:39

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Altos funcionarios del Gobierno nacional rechazaron esta tarde por medio de las redes sociales rumores acerca de la salud del presidente de la República, Hugo Chávez Frías.

El día viernes 20 de abril ya se hablaba acerca del deterioro en la salud de Chávez cuando el medico venezolano radicado en Miami, Jose Marquina, en el portal web semana.com aseveró: "Lo único nuevo que he confirmado es que el presidente Chávez está muy adolorido, se levanta de la cama con asistencia y camina muy despacio con el uso de un bastón. Esto se debe a que el tumor ha invadido parte del lado izquierdo de la cadera y eso le ha generado un gran malestar".

[dipsydoodle]

8. Venezuela's Chavez calls home to squash death rumors

(Reuters) - A healthy-sounding President Hugo Chavez called Venezuelan state television from Cuba on Monday to dispel rumors fanned by a nine-day silence that he had died undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Havana.

"It seems we will have to become accustomed to live with these rumors, because it is part of the laboratories of psychological war, of dirty war" the 57-year-old socialist leader said in the telephone call.

Since leaving for Cuba on April 14 to undergo radiation treatment for an undisclosed cancer, Chavez had only addressed Venezuelans by short messages on Twitter to cheer supporters and hail the advances of his socialist "revolution."

In the absence of photos or video footage from the tightly controlled island, Chavez's unusually long silence had stirred speculation about his health and doubts over his condition as he campaigns for re-election in an October 7 vote.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSBRE83M17Y20120423

[The empressof all]

11. I think it may be anniversary of Cesar Chavez's death

People confused about those latin names all sounding alike

[virgogal]

12. John Kerry had a real problem with that. It was pretty funny. The

Manny Ortiz thing.

[jberryhill]

13. Merle Haggard said he heard it on the radio