查韋斯遺體將永久停放博物館

委內(nèi)瑞拉副總統(tǒng)馬杜羅宣布，將對已故總統(tǒng)查韋斯的遺體做防腐處理，并永久停放在加拉加斯的一個軍事博物館。

馬杜羅把去世的查韋斯總統(tǒng)同其他革命領(lǐng)袖相提并論，他們的遺體也做了防腐處理。馬杜羅說，查韋斯總統(tǒng)的遺體將再停放七天，以供更多的委內(nèi)瑞拉民眾前往瞻仰。

星期五，委內(nèi)瑞拉將為查韋斯舉行國葬，屆時將有30位國家元首出席。美國派出一個外交代表團參加。

成千上萬哀悼的委內(nèi)瑞拉人為在加拉加斯瞻仰查韋斯的遺容而等候長達10小時。

查韋斯總統(tǒng)在和癌癥進行長達兩年斗爭之后于星期二去世，終年58歲。

Venezuela's acting leader Nicolas Maduro has announced that the late President Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and his body displayed forever in a Caracas military museum.

Mr. Maduro compared the late president to other revolutionary leaders whose bodies also have been preserved. He said President Chavez will lie in state for seven more days to give more Venezuelans the chance to pay their respect.

President Chavez will be honored at a state funeral Friday, attended by 30 heads of state. The United States is sending a diplomatic delegation.

Thousands of grieving Venezuelans waited for as long as 10 hours to look at Mr. Chavez's body in Caracas.

President Chavez died Tuesday after a two-year fight against cancer. He was 58 years old.