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Cancer treatment has bloated and debilitated the comandante. After his diagnosis Chávez changed the slogan “Fatherland, socialism or death” to “We will live and we will win”. All references to “muerte” in official discourse have been expunged. “There will be no death here, we must live,” he instructed. But few believe his claims to be cured of a disease whose exact nature and location remains a closely guarded secret. Some palace insiders whisper it is terminal.Hugo Chávez: a strongman’s last stand | World news | The Guardian
