President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Wednesday offered his deepest condolences to the Venezuelan government and people on the death of President Hugo Chavez. In his letter of condolence to Vice President Nicolas Maduro, the President described Chavez as a distinguished and effectual leader at Venezuela, the South American region and the world. Venezuela\'s President Hugo Chavez has died aged 58, after 14 years in power. He had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba.