Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela

A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez holds a heart-shaped placard with his image in Bolivar Square, where supporters gathered to celebrate his return, in Caracas.  (Fernando Llano / Associated Press)

A vendor sells Venezuelan flags outside the military hospital in Caracas where Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been hospitalized following his return from Cuba.  (AFP / Getty Images)

A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez holds a photo of him as she celebrates his return, outside the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas.  (Fernando Llano / Associated Press)

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hold banners and flags and shout slogans in favor of the president in Caracas, where Chavez is continuing his treatment after he underwent cancer surgery in Cuba in December.  (David Fernandez / EPA)

A woman holds a painting of President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather around Bolivar Square after his return to the country in Caracas.  (Fernando Llano / Associated Press)

A woman kisses a picture of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather at Bolivar Square in Caracas to celebrate after Chavez announced on Twitter that he had returned to the country from Cuba and is hospitalized at a military hospital in the Venezuelan capital.  (Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty Images)

Supporters of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return outside the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela.  (Fernando Llano / Associated Press)