Chavez was loved by millions. He spoke the truth about Palestine, George Bush and shared with the people, the profits of Venezuela's huge oil reserves that the USA corporations want to steal through their connections with the military industrial complex. The CIA tried to organize a coup against him, and the America ambassador even came out and hugged the stooges they were backing.
Chavez was not loved by everyone but he was more human than any leader the greedy Western powers have to offer.