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Thousands March with Chavez Coffin

CITY OF FAREWELLS

Country will be in mourning for seven days.

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Not a happy face could be found on the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, as thousands of mourners accompanied late leader Hugo Chávez's coffin to the Military Academy, where it will be until Friday. A flag-clad hearst drove at 5 miles per hour as crowds dressed in red walked alongside. Chávez, who ruled for 14 years, died Tuesday at 58 after a battle with cancer. The government announced that the country will be in mourning for seven days.

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