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Officials Report Chavez Suffered From Complications Post-Surgery

Description:Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas announced Thursday that President Hugo Chavez had suffered internal bleeding following surgery meant to treat cancer. Villegas said doctors were able to stop the bleeding and that “The patient is in a progressive and favorable recovery of normal vital signs." This is the third bout of cancer President Hugo Chavez has undergone. Diagnosed in 2011, the president has kept much about his illness a secret. It did not, however, keep him from being ree (1:06)

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