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Chavez returns home, says he is 'fine'

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise homecoming from Cuba on Monday and declared himself "fine" despite speculation his cancer may still require lengthy treatment.

"I'm happy ... I'm going to get some rest," a bubbly-sounding Chavez told state TV by telephone after touching down in the early hours of the morning.

Elated supporters took to the streets of Caracas within minutes, chanting: "He's back! He's back!"

Chavez's return changes the political dynamics once again in Venezuela, where politicians on all sides had been bracing for a protracted months-long absence of the man who has dominated the OPEC member nation for the last 12 years.

The famously unpredictable 56-year-old president jetted in just in time for two days of celebrations of Venezuela's 200th anniversary of independence from Spain.

State media showed video footage of Chavez bidding farewell to Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana and then being greeted by ebullient ministers at Maiquetia airport outside Caracas.

Despite supporters' euphoria, Chavez's exact condition remains unclear, and he may still face lengthy treatment in Venezuela. A military hospital was prepared for his arrival.

Chavez said it was "the start of the return", implying to some analysts that he may keep a low profile in Venezuela or even return to Cuba for further cycles of treatment.

While his homecoming did not show anything conclusive about his health, it does address complaints from critics that Chavez was flouting the constitution and risking national security by ruling from a hospital in a foreign country.

Sounding ecstatic, Vice-President Elias Jaua called on supporters to go to the Miraflores presidential palace in the afternoon to give Chavez a welcome reception.

Since taking office in 1999, Chavez has shown himself on the palace balcony at the biggest moments of his turbulent and incident-packed rule - including his return to power after a short-lived 2002 coup against him.

Chavez's sudden return caught Venezuelans by surprise on the first of two days of holidays for Tuesday's independence date.

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Chavez returns home, says he is 'fine'

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