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Chavez Cancer Timeline: A Look Back At The Venezuelan President's Struggle With Illness (PHOTOS)

LOOK: A Timeline Of Hugo Chavez's Battle With Cancer
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to soldiers in La Fria, Venezuela. With Chavez now knocked low by a stubborn cancer and the future of his government in question, the armed forces may not be so prepared to hold the country together this time. A former military officer and several experts said the presidents five-week absence has created a gaping hole at the top of the chain of command, one that the governing duo of Vice President Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello has proven incapable of filling. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to soldiers in La Fria, Venezuela. With Chavez now knocked low by a stubborn cancer and the future of his government in question, the armed forces may not be so prepared to hold the country together this time. A former military officer and several experts said the presidents five-week absence has created a gaping hole at the top of the chain of command, one that the governing duo of Vice President Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello has proven incapable of filling. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. See below for a timeline of key moments in his medical treatment:

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