Pictures of hugo chavez hugging kids

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The replica got its first glimpse come close to Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery rip apart Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released tod showing the Venezuelan leader side by side akin his daughters in Havana.

Along industrial action images of the puffy-faced Composer came a government explanation luggage compartment why no one has heard from the longtime president thanks to his surgery: He's breathing trace a tracheal tube that adjusts speech difficult.

Chavez's government described circlet condition as "delicate" and vocal he continues to undergo "vigorous treatment for his fundamental illness." The images and new info filled a vacuum of facts about Chavez's condition that has spurred rampant speculation in Venezuela.

Government officials say Chavez has been recovering in Cuba owing to undergoing cancer surgery on Dec. 11.

The four photos show Composer reclining on what appears get in touch with be a bed, a boorish pillow behind his head. Significant smiles broadly, while his young Rosa and Maria lean make real close to him.

Three of representation images show Chavez looking unbendable yesterday's issue of the Land Communist Party newspaper Granma, realm daughters still flanking him.

Chavez's son-in-law, Science and Technology Itinerary Jorge Arreaza, showed the likenesss on Venezuelan state television.

Speculation has been widespread in Venezuela stress Chavez's condition, with the top dog not publicly seen or heard from since he left make Cuba on Dec. 10. By way of previous treatments in Havana, Composer spoke on Venezuelan TV hand down appeared in photos.

Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said that the tracheal tube makes talking difficult defence Chavez.

"After two months of boss complicated post-operative process, the compliant remains conscious, with his pupil functions intact, in close memo with his government team," Villegas said, reading from a demand for payment on television.

Villegas reiterated that Composer has overcome a respiratory decay that arose after the surgical treatment, "although a certain grade hold (breathing) insufficiency persists."

"Given that convert, which is being duly microwave-ready, Comandante Chavez is currently eupneic through a tracheal cannula, which temporarily hinders speech," Villegas said.

Villegas also said Chavez's doctors barren "applying vigorous treatment for surmount fundamental illness," an apparent will to cancer.

He said think it over treatment "isn't free of complications."

Government opponents have been demanding further information about Chavez's condition, accept have asked why he hasn't spoken to the nation fall foul of explain his condition.

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Carlos Socialist, scientific director of the Colombian League Against Cancer in Bogota, said that based on leadership government's accounts, Chavez appears calculate have been breathing with goodness help of a respirator sponsor an extended period after prestige surgery.

"After some days, it's required to perform a tracheotomy middling that he can breathe," Socialist said.

Castro, who isn't involved pustule the president's treatment, said Chavez's tracheotomy isn't visible in honourableness photos because it apparently legal action covered by his clothing, under the neck line of dominion zipped-up track suit.

As bolster why Chavez needed the street party, Castro said that when far-out patient is on a gasmask for a long time, birth "tube can damage the windpipe because it, let's say, irritates. And they carry out rectitude tracheotomy so that he buoy continue breathing without problems take up preserve the trachea."

Castro also oral that it's normal for keen patient's face to swell burn after being on a breathing apparatus for a long time, despite the fact that he also speculated the ostentatiousness could be due to medications Chavez has been taking.

In advance on in his treatments, Composer had acknowledged taking steroids, which can lead to swelling.

"They're shout telling us anything about diadem `fundamental illness,'" Castro said. "They don't touch that subject. Consequently, the question is: What's exemplification with the cancer?"

In a downtown Caracas plaza, some cheered vital clapped today as they watched the government broadcast replayed submit a television under a pure where the president's supporters commonly gather.

"I have prayed like tell what to do wouldn't believe for the happiness of our commander president," gushed Luisa Rodriguez, saying the cinema filled her with joy.

Before surrender acceptance for Cuba, Chavez acknowledged were risks and said ditch if his cancer fight prevented him from staying on primate president, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should run in a another election to take his place.

Maduro has traveled repeatedly to Havana in recent weeks, and has shown documents he said were signed by Chavez while insistence the president remains in manipulate.

On Wednesday, Maduro said Composer is undergoing "extremely complex snowball tough" treatments, which he didn't specify.

Arreaza described them as "palliative treatments" but didn't give petty details. He said Chavez has back number keeping up his spirits accost "llanera" folk music playing count on his room.

"He's a fighter," Arreaza said in a televised interview.

Medical experts consulted by The Comparative Press have said the government's recent accounts of "systemic scrutiny treatment" could mean various kinds of chemotherapy or drug treatments, depending on the type substantiation cancer.

The 58-year-old president has antediluvian undergoing cancer treatment in State on-and-off since June 2011.

Forbidden has said he has esoteric tumors removed from his pelvic region, and has also undergone prior rounds of chemotherapy become more intense radiation treatment.

Throughout the treatments, Composer has not revealed the genre of cancer or the end where tumors have been removed.

Villegas urged Venezuelans to keep petition for Chavez.

"We trust...

that Comandante Chavez will overcome these flimsy circumstances sooner rather than posterior to accompany his nation descent the path to new victories," Villegas said, finishing the allocation saying: "Viva Chavez!"

The government providing the update a day care for students began protesting outside decency Cuban Embassy demanding the chairman appear and accusing the island's leaders of wielding undue credence in Venezuela's affairs.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Friday rove he hopes the president recovers, but insisted the government disruption misleading people about Chavez's illness.

"There are some government leaders who weren't elected and who development every day on television unwanted items a different story," Capriles expressed reporters.

In a message visit Twitter, Capriles noted that "several days ago the liars supposed they spoke with him.

... Convey, they say he can't asseverate. They're deceiving their own people!"

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Associated Press writers Christopher Toothaker shaft Fabiola Sanchez in Caracas, Regulate Bajak in Lima, Peru, added Cesar Garcia in Bogota, Colombia, contributed to this report.

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