Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez celebrates 57th birthday

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Venezuelan President, still recovering from cancer treatments, celebrated his 57th birthday.

While dancing, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated his 57th birthday with family and friends.Standing on the balcony of the presidential palace, Chavez proudly exclaimed hes got another 57 years to go.Earlier this month, Chavez had a cancerous tumor removed, and just finished his first round chemotherapy treatments. He will continue treatments, however, and says he expects to start losing his hair soon.Opponents accuse Chavez of exploiting his health problems to gain favour with the public.Chavez recently announced his intention to run for another six-year term as president in next years elections.