Chavez Back to Venezuela Tomorrow to Make Announcements

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Venezuela tomorrow from Cuba where he underwent medical exams this week for an undisclosed cancer and plans to make a “series of very important announcements,” Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said in comments broadcast on state television.

Chavez will fly into Tachira state for a religious ceremony, Ramirez said.

--Editor: John Brinsley

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