Thousands march with Chavez!
THURSDAY,
07 MARCH 2013 
In
a display of raw, and at times, unruly emotion, generations of Venezuelans, many
dressed in the red of Chavez's socialist party, filled Caracas' streets to
remember the man who dominated their country for 14 years before succumbing to
cancer.
Chavez's
flag-draped coffin floated over hundreds of thousands of supporters as it made
its way atop an open hearse.
The
funeral cortege that departed from the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital, south
Caracas, took seven hours to arrive at the Venezuelan Military Academy,
southwest Caracas. Chavez's remains were accompanied by thousands of grieving
supporters who paid their honors and expressed sadness at the death of the
Venezuelan president.
Shortly
before 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday, the remains of President Hugo Chávez arrived at
the Venezuelan Military Academy, where he will be in state for three days. The
coffin was accompanied by a cortege led by Executive Vice-President Nicolás
Maduro and Bolivian President Evo Morales.
The
ceremony was also attended by Argentina's Cristina Fernandez and Uruguay's José
Mujica, as well as some cabinet members, including Interior Minister Néstor
Reverol, Energy and Mining Minister Rafael Ramírez and Land and Transport
Minister Juan García Toussaintt.
A
simple ceremony was held with relatives of Hugo Chavez, and then the casket was
moved to the Honor Courtyard of the Military Academy.
Chavez
will be in state until Saturday 9th March according to Foreign Minister Elías
Jaua.
