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Venezuelan President Undergoes Surgery in Cuba

   VOA News  June 11, 2011
   Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (file photo)

Photo: AP

   Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (file photo)

   Venezuela's president, who is recovering from a recent knee operation,
   underwent surgery Friday morning in Cuba.
   Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said Hugo Chavez had an
   operation in Havana for a pelvic abscess.
   The foreign minister said President Chavez felt ill and was
   "immediately attended to" by his medical team.
   Maduro said Chavez has begun the recovery process, surrounded by his
   family, and is expected to return home "in a few days."
   The president was in Cuba for a joint Cuba-Venezuela Commission
   meeting.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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