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Maduro: Chavez long-term embalming unlikely
Source: Associated Press
Maduro: Chavez long-term embalming unlikely
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ | Associated Press – 54 mins ago
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Hugo Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time.
"The decision should have been made much earlier," Nicolas Maduro said during a speech at a government-run book fair. "The decision, or really the proposal more than a decision, was made as a product of love."
President Chavez died on March 5. The decision to preserve his body permanently was announced two days later.
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"The world's best" experts, Russian and Germans, were brought in and consulted on the embalming and advised authorities that it was probably not possible, said Maduro. He did not go into detail.
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By FABIOLA SANCHEZ | Associated Press – 54 mins ago
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Hugo Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time.
"The decision should have been made much earlier," Nicolas Maduro said during a speech at a government-run book fair. "The decision, or really the proposal more than a decision, was made as a product of love."
President Chavez died on March 5. The decision to preserve his body permanently was announced two days later.
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"The world's best" experts, Russian and Germans, were brought in and consulted on the embalming and advised authorities that it was probably not possible, said Maduro. He did not go into detail.
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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/maduro-chavez-long-term-embalming-unlikely-211105379.html
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