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Former Brazilian President Lula Da Silva had throat cancer. Current President Dilma Rousseff battled axillar lymphoma.
Others affected included Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos (prostate cancer), and Paraguay's Fernando Lugo (lymphatic cancer).
Last June, Washington's dirty hands ousted him. A parliamentary coup replaced him. America targets all independent leaders.
Since taking office, Chavez knew what he faced. He survived an aborted April 2002 two-day coup, a 2002-03 general strike and oil management lockout, and failed August 2004 recall election.
Cancer accomplished what other strategies failed. Chavez said earlier:
"Would it be so strange that they've invented the technology to spread cancer and we won't know about it for 50 years?""Fidel always told me (to) take care. These people have developed technologies," he said.
"Take care what you eat, what they give you to eat. They inject you with I don't know what."
On state television, Maduro said a "scientific commission" would examine Chavez's death. "(H)istorical enemies" wanted him removed.
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