Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made his sixth trip to Cuba in two months on Saturday, to continue his radiotherapy treatment against cancer. On this occasion, Chavez plans to stay for over a week in Havana, unlike the last three visits when he arrived on Saturday and returned home on Wednesday evening.
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Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba on Wednesday evening and promptly held a midnight meeting recalling exactly 10 years earlier when his country was amid a coup attempt.
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