Hugo Chavez's death rocked the world. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/venezuelans-reaction-to-chavez-death_n_2814614.html?utm_hp_ref=world) Since being elected President of Venezuela 14 years ago he has been one of the most controversial leaders of this century. He was beloved and detested by many (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-wight/venezuelas-hugo-chavez-ha_b_1912366.html) and his influence was felt well beyond Venezuela's borders, from Ecuador to Iran, as he revived the leftist movement in Latin America. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-legacy/?hpt=hp_t1)
He died after a long battle with cancer (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/chavez-cancer-timeline-venezuela-president-health_n_2812807.html?utm_hp_ref=world) on March 5, 2013. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-dead_n_2296423.html?utm_hp_ref=world)
Chavez tended to make headlines. He was quoted, reviewed and analyzed constantly by foreign media (http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21569420-hugo-ch%C3%A1vez-too-ill-be-inaugurated-somebody-else-should-take-over-limbo)and he was even portrayed on an episode of CBS's "The Good Wife (http://www.avclub.com/articles/foreign-affairs,54385/)." Yet his death will probably be the most documented moment of his reign.
See headlines from newspapers all over South America in the slideshow above.
Via: HuffingtonPost