On 5 March 2013 , Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced on state television that Chávez had died in a military hospital in Caracas at 16:25 VET ( 20:55 UTC ) .
On March 5 , 2013 Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced on state television that Chávez died in Caracas , Venezuela at 16:25 VET ( 2055 UTC ) .