Chavez storms back into power
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July 29, 2011, Friday
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LOOKING stronger after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said yesterday he felt reborn on his 57th birthday, in a sign he believes he is overcoming his illness.
"I have arrived at 57 being reborn, a new life, my eternal return," said Chavez, whom opponents accuse of having messianic tendencies.
In the past he has returned triumphantly from a failed coup he led and a putsch that briefly drove him from power. "I am like the phoenix - I have returned to life," he said during a phone call to state TV from the presidential palace.
He said he expects the tough stage of his illness to be over by the end of the year, and invited Latin American presidents to a December summit he had earlier canceled for health reasons.
Chavez made two trips to Cuba to remove a tumor and begin chemotherapy.
In another sign Chavez is back in his comfort zone, he accused Washington of meddling with Venezuela even as the US faces a debt default. "The empire is bankrupt and could drag half the world down with it," he said on Wednesday. "Fix your own problems first, decadent empire."
Chavez, who wants at least one more six-year presidential term and often taunts foes that he will be in office for decades, made clear this week he intends to run for re-election next year.
Increasing television appearances along with his buoyant mood indicate he is confident chemotherapy is working. He said doctors found no evidence of the cancer spreading.
"I have arrived at 57 being reborn, a new life, my eternal return," said Chavez, whom opponents accuse of having messianic tendencies.
In the past he has returned triumphantly from a failed coup he led and a putsch that briefly drove him from power. "I am like the phoenix - I have returned to life," he said during a phone call to state TV from the presidential palace.
He said he expects the tough stage of his illness to be over by the end of the year, and invited Latin American presidents to a December summit he had earlier canceled for health reasons.
Chavez made two trips to Cuba to remove a tumor and begin chemotherapy.
In another sign Chavez is back in his comfort zone, he accused Washington of meddling with Venezuela even as the US faces a debt default. "The empire is bankrupt and could drag half the world down with it," he said on Wednesday. "Fix your own problems first, decadent empire."
Chavez, who wants at least one more six-year presidential term and often taunts foes that he will be in office for decades, made clear this week he intends to run for re-election next year.
Increasing television appearances along with his buoyant mood indicate he is confident chemotherapy is working. He said doctors found no evidence of the cancer spreading.
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