Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures as he wears a hat of Guaros de Lara football team during the celebration of the qualification of the Venezuelan U20 team for the World Cup Egypt 2009, on February 12, 2009 at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures as he wears a hat of Guaros de Lara football team during the celebration of the qualification of the Venezuelan U20 team for the World Cup Egypt 2009, on February 12, 2009 at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.

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  2. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
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  4. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
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  7. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals.
  8. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C-R), and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, (C-L) are seen amid reporters during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
  9. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (C), waves while he walks to meet his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez (not pictured), during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
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  12. Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Nicolas Maduro (R), speaks to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C), while Ecuadorean President , Rafael Correa, smiles during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
  13. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R), listens to his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
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  16. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sit in a car in Porlamar, Margarita Island, in northwestern Venezuela, on September 28, 2009. In his first visit to Latin America since his arrival in power 40 years ago, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi posed for pictures with tourists and shopped for souvenirs on Venezuela's Margarita Island after a weekend summit of South American and African leaders.

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