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March 6th, 2013 
David Schulberg the 3rd – Adm. Diego Molero, defense minister: Chavez promoted him to the rank of admiral in chief just before his last surgery.
– Gen. Henry Rangel Silva, former defense minister: Joined Chavez in unsuccessful 1992 attempt to overthrow government. Was chief of country’s civilian intelligence agency under Chavez, and in 2012 was appointed defense minister. Criticized by opposition for saying in 2010 interview that military wouldn’t accept “hypothetical opposition government.” US officials accused Rangel of aiding Colombian rebels; Chavez dismissed accusation as politically motivated.
– Maria Gabriela Chavez and Rosa Virginia Chavez, two daughters often at Chavez’s side: Of his four children, Maria and Rosa took on biggest roles accompanying the divorced president at events, though they seldom spoke publicly. Maria took on important role in 2002, when in midst of a coup that briefly ousted Chavez she told Cuban television that her father hadn’t resigned and was being held by soldiers. Eldest daughter Rosa married to Jorge Arreaza, government’s science and technology minister. Both daughters were with Chavez frequently during his cancer treatment.
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