Venezuelan Marxist dictator Hugo Chavez has undergone emergency surgery in Cuba, according to Spanish and English language news sources.
Chavez has been in Cuba for a week.
Friday morning a pelvic abscess developed that required emergency surgery.
A knee surgery Chavez had only 30 days before is suggested to be a factor in the appearance of the abscess. The knee surgery delayed his trip to Cuba until last week.
The announcement was made in Cuba by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and broadcast on Venezuelan television. Maduro did not say when Chavez would return to Venezuela. |