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| Venezuela President Chavez arrives in Cuba for treatment | |
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| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Cuba, where he had months of cancer therapy, for further medical treatment. | |
| Mr Chavez, who was re-elected in October, is due to be sworn in for a third term in January. | Mr Chavez, who was re-elected in October, is due to be sworn in for a third term in January. |
| In a letter to the National Assembly, Mr Chavez said he needed further therapy to recover from this year's "tough electoral campaign". | In a letter to the National Assembly, Mr Chavez said he needed further therapy to recover from this year's "tough electoral campaign". |
| In May he declared himself free of cancer. | |
| There is no indication in his letter that the cancer has returned. | |
| But the opposition has called for transparency about his health and the nature of his treatment in Cuba. | |
| "This secrecy always leaves doubts about how much truth there is in the government's statements," said opposition politician Ramon Guillermo Aveledo. | |
| No photos or footage of the president's departure or arrival have been released. | |
| Mr Chavez, 58, was first diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer in June 2011. | |
| He has since had repeated surgery in Cuba, but finished his treatment there earlier this year. | He has since had repeated surgery in Cuba, but finished his treatment there earlier this year. |
| In his letter to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Chavez said he was returning to Havana following medical advice. | |
| "Six months after I had the last session of radiotherapy, I have been advised to begin a new special treatment, with several sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and physiotherapy," says the letter. | "Six months after I had the last session of radiotherapy, I have been advised to begin a new special treatment, with several sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and physiotherapy," says the letter. |
| The treatment is aimed at continuing to "consolidate recent health improvements," he added. | |
| The left-wing president was first elected in 1998. | The left-wing president was first elected in 1998. |
| During the electoral campaign, he dismissed rumours that he had not been cured of his cancer, and vowed to serve out his six-year term. | During the electoral campaign, he dismissed rumours that he had not been cured of his cancer, and vowed to serve out his six-year term. |