Procession for Hugo Chavez in Venezuela

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  Vice President Nicolas Maduro greets the crowds as thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch the funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along the streets of Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cries as she waits for his funeral procession to pass by on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello greets the crowd as thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch the funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along the streets of Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Bolivia's President Evo Morales (in white shirt) walks alongside Vice President Nicolas Maduro as supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch the funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along the streets of Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch the funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along the streets of Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch the funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along the streets of Caracas. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Members of the Milicia Bolivariana escort the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez through the entrance of the Military Hospital on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along Caracas' streets. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Members of the army guard the entrance of the Military Hospital as supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez watch his funeral procession on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, along Caracas' streets. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

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  Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro (bottom-C, yellow-blue jacket) and Bolivia's President Evo Morales (L-white shirt) accompany the funeral cortege of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on its way to the Military Academy, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. The flag-draped coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was borne through throngs of weeping supporters on Wednesday as a nation bade farewell to the firebrand leftist who led them for 14 years. . AFP PHOTO/ GERALDO CASOGERALDO CASO/AFP/Getty Images GERALDO CASO / Getty Images

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  A woman wearing the iconic red beret of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez screams as Chavez's coffin passes in the street while paraded from the hospital where he died on Tuesday to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Rodrigo Abd / AP

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  In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez crowd the street, surrounding his coffin as it is paraded from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy where his body will lie in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office) Miraflores Presidential Press Office / AP

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  A woman cries as she watches the coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez be taken from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral on Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Rodrigo Abd / AP