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Light of the Latin American left Eduardo Galeano dies, 74

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Light of the Latin American left Eduardo Galeano dies, 74
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Eduardo Galeano, an anti-capitalist, leading voice of the Latin American left, has died in Montevideo, aged 74. Perhaps best known for his 1971 book

Eduardo Galeano, an anti-capitalist, leading voice of the Latin American left, has died in Montevideo, aged 74.

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Perhaps best known for his 1971 book Open Veins of Latin America, the Uruguayan writer and journalist succumbed to cancer, after a career spanning more than 50 years.

Sales of the book soared in 2009, when Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez presented US President Barack Obama with a copy.

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