BREAKING NEWS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies After Developing 'Severe Infection' During Battle With Cancer -- Daily Mail
* The president had been undergoing treatment for cancer since June 2011
* Vice president Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on television
* Had been in 'very delicate' condition after developing respiratory infection
* Returned from treatment in Cuba last month but has not been seen since
* News comes just hours after two US officials expelled from country
* Maduro claimed they planned to destabilise the country with military leaders
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died in hospital at the age of 58 after developing a severe respiratory infection during his battle with cancer.
The country's vice president Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, made the announcement during a national television broadcast tonight.
He said that the long-standing president died at 4:25pm local time, using the broadcast to call for 'unity, tranquility and understanding'.
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