Hugo Chavez dies at age 58

[tor_khan]

Hugo Chavez fits into that mould of populist Latin American leaders - Peron, Che Guevara, Castro etc. - loved by the poor masses and a very important symbol against imperialism.

The US may not have liked him, but anyone with enough courage to call George W Bush a "donkey", can't be all that bad. Chavez will be missed. RIP.

[Saifullah]

Huge Chavez dies, what do you want us to do?

[randolph85]

Hugo Chavez fits into that mould of populist Latin American leaders - Peron, Che Guevara, Castro etc. - loved by the poor masses and a very important symbol against imperialism.

The US may not have liked him, but anyone with enough courage to call George W Bush a "donkey", can't be all that bad. Chavez will be missed. RIP.

his support for the likes of bashar al assad keeps me from saying he was a great world leader but what he did for his own country was incredible. leaders with cajones as big as his that can back up their fiery rhetoric with results on the ground are very rare in this day and age.

[malik khan]

the legend....viva la revolution viva la CHAVEZ

[Al Hanif]