Hugo Chavez Dead -- Venezuelan President Dies at 58

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died ... this according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro -- who was fighting back tears during the announcement -- said Chavez died today at 4:25 PM.

Chavez had been in Cuba for months, where he was receiving treatment for a mystery illness that turned out to be cancer.

Chavez hated America ... and blamed all of the world's problems on the United States.

To paraphrase Ben Affleck ... Hugo f**k yourself.

He was 58.