Chavez may return to Venezuela within 12 days

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez is recuperating well from his surgery in Cuba and is expected to return to Venezuela within 12 days, one of his brothers said Wednesday.

Adan Chavez told state television that "it's not clear" exactly when his younger brother would return, but the leader expects to depart for Venezuela within 10 to 12 days.

"The president is recovering in a satisfactory manner," he said. "The president is a strong man."

Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba for a pelvic abscess June 10.

The condition is an accumulation of pus that can have various causes, including infection or surgical complications. Neither Chavez nor doctors treating him have disclosed what caused the abscess.

Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua said Chavez is attending to his day-to-day government duties while recuperating.

"He's signing documents for social security retirees and resources for the education ministry, reading reports," Jaua told Union Radio. "The president is following all current events in the country."

Chavez's absence and his relative silence has concerned some of his supporters.

The loquacious leader has communicated by telephone with program hosts on state television several times since the surgery, but Venezuelans are accustomed to the president's near daily speeches and television appearances that can last several hours.

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    Publius Americanus Fri Mar 26, 2010 02:08 pm PDT Report Abuse
    Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.
    Adolf Hitler
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    Moops Mon Mar 28, 2011 06:31 pm PDT Report Abuse
    In other words, "Don't eat to much, we are running low on food."
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    Guess again... Thu Apr 14, 2011 05:58 am PDT Report Abuse
    Will someone please tell Hugo that he and his followers are no longer part of a revolution. Being part of a revolution ended when he became the dictator or Venezuela. His opposition is now the revolution. Somebody please clue him in...
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    huh nuh Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:57 am PDT Report Abuse
    Well there is another NUT that fell too close to the tree. Perhaps one day his "small man complex" will be shut down by someone with positive principals. Chavez, the history books are full of men like you and they were defeated as well.
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    A Yahoo! User Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:23 pm PDT Report Abuse
    The first things a despot always does when domestic dissent threatens his hold on power is to blame foreigners for the country's troubles. In the case of this clown from Venezuela his favorite punching bag has always been, as with most Latino banana republic dictators, the US...of course.
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    Eric C Sun Feb 13, 2011 06:49 pm PST Report Abuse
    He's in charge.Who's he revolting against?

    His socialist utopia is working the way all socialist utopias work.They don't.Perhaps Chavez should ask his friend Castro how the Cuban revolution is going.
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    Thomas Fri May 13, 2011 07:09 am PDT Report Abuse
    I recomend Dr. Kavorkian as the anesthetist
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    Publius Americanus Fri Mar 26, 2010 02:11 pm PDT Report Abuse
    The art of leadership... consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention.
    Adolf Hitler
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    Maysie Mon May 16, 2011 06:10 am PDT Report Abuse
    PRAISE! It's not his knee that's the problem, it's that worthless mound of goo inside his skull.
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