Breast implants, the Falkland Islands and how capitalism may have ended life on Mars. The late Hugo Chavez had an opinion on it all.
From describing then-President George W Bush as a "sulphur-smelling devil" to branding former British PM Tony Blair an "imperialist pawn", Venezuela's stridently outspoken president was famous for shooting from the hip.
Scroll down for a gallery of some of his most colourful quotes.
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Hugo Chavez: 1954 - 2013