Hollande says Chavez a fighter for justice
(03-06 10:03)
French President Francois Hollande sent his condolences following the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, whom he praised for his determination “to fight for justice.’’
Hollande passed on his “deepest condolences to the Venezuelan people,'' after Chavez succumbed to cancer in Caracas yesterday, AFP reports.
“At the head of his nation since 1999,'' the Venezuelan president “has profoundly marked his country's history,'' Hollande said. “The late President expressed, while his temperament and the positions he took were not shared by everyone, an undeniable wish to fight for justice and development,'' the statement continued.
“I am sure that Venezuela will overcome this test of its democracy and stability,'' Hollande concluded.
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