CARACAS (Reuters) - From Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Oscar-winner Sean Penn, an eclectic mix of mourners bid farewell on Friday to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez at a state funeral, and the charismatic but divisive leader's deputy called for a snap election to pick his successor.
Chavez died this week at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer, devastating millions of mostly poor supporters who hailed him for plowing Venezuela's vast oil wealth into social projects, but giving hope to foes who decried him as a dictator.
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