On March 5, 2013, the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, statesman and politician, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Jose Rafael Chavez passed away.
The name of Hugo Chavez, a true patriot and a worthy son of the Venezuelan people, who devoted his life to serving his country, is associated with a whole era in the history of the Venezuelan state, the era of the struggle for freedom and a worthy future for its people.