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Hugo Chávez: The 60 Minutes interview | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2002, 60 Minutes interviewed President Hugo Chávez about his rise to power, the coup that ousted him, and his return to power in Venezuela. Steve Kroft described the outspoken president as "a larger than life figure" who was a lot friendlier with the likes of Castro, Qaddafi, and Hussein than he was with the United States. Chávez died in 2013.
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