BARInas, Venezuela: Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that his mentor Hugo Chavez had fought for his life “until the last second” and called for a probe into the leader’s death.
“Until the last second of his life he believed that he would live and he wanted to live,” Maduro said in an interview.
Maduro recalled how he had visited Chavez in the military hospital on March 5 intending to discuss matters of state.
“He always wanted to live. He had this gigantic optimism and faith in life,” Maduro said.
AFP
