President Hugo - legend in South America

Tributes to Hugo Chávez flow in from South American leaders | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Tributes and condolences after the death of Hugo Chávez have flowed in from South America, where many saw the Venezuelan president as the inspiration behind increased regional intergration and the remarkable political gains of leftwing parties since the Venezuelan president began his "Bolivarian revolution".

Bolivia announced seven days of mourning. The presidents of Brazil and Argentina cancelled a summit. In Colombia Chávez was hailed as the decisive figure in that country's ongoing peace process; in Ecuador as a revolutionary figurehead; and in Chile – which has taken a different political path – as a key figure in regional intergration.

In Cuba the official evening newscast devoted its entire programme to Chávez as the country came to grips with him being outlived by Fidel Castro, 86, who took Cuba into communist rule and endorsed Chávez as his revolutionary successor in South America. "

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