Hugo Chávez funeral – in pictures

Hugo Chavez funeral: A woman wrapped in national flag colours of Venezuela's flag sleeps

A woman wrapped in the colours of Venezuela's flag sleeps outside the military academy Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Hugo Chavez funeral: A man walks a mural of the eyes of the late Hugo Chávez on the stairs

A man walks a across a giant mural of the eyes of the late president Hugo Chávez on the stairs at the El Calvario monument in Caracas Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Hugo Chavez funeral: A supporter of Hugo Chavez is lifted out of the crowd after fainting

A supporter of Hugo Chávez is lifted out of the crowd after fainting Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Hugo Chavez funeral: A woman sits with her children

A woman rests with her children at Chávez's funeral Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Hugo Chavez funeral: A supporter of the late President Hugo Chavez weeps

A supporter of the late president weeps Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Hugo Chavez funeral: Man queues to enter his funeral chapel

A man queues to enter Chávez's funeral chapel Photograph: David Fernandez/EPA

Hugo Chavez funeral: People queue outside the military academy

People queue outside the military academy Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Hugo Chavez funeral: People rest after having spent the entire night to view his body in state

Hugo Chávez supporters rest after having spent the entire night waiting for a chance to view his body in state Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters

Hugo Chavez funeral: Supporters hold a poster reading in Spanish

Chávez supporters hold a poster reading: "Move forward commander!" Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Hugo Chavez funeral: People wait in the early morning

People wait in the early morning to see Hugo Chávez's body at the military academy Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Hugo Chavez funeral: A young man adjusts a banner before the start of the funeral

A man adjusts a banner before the start of Chávez's funeral Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Family, staff and dignitaries from all over the world attend the funeral in Caracas Photograph: Marcelo Garcia/AFP/Getty Images

Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro places a sword that belonged to South American liberator Simon Bolivar on the coffin Photograph: Miguel Angel Angul/AFP/Getty Images

Chavez update 1: Latin American Presidents

Various Latin American leaders, including (back row, from left) Raúl Castro of Cuba, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, (front row, from left) Sebastián Piñera of Chile and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica stand around the flag-draped coffin of the late Venezuelan president Photograph: AP

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and his son pay their respects at the coffin Photograph: Marcelo Garcia/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers fire a cannon during the funeral ceremony outside the military academy in Caracas Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kisses the coffin during the ceremony Photograph: Miguel Angel Angul/AFP/Getty Images

Chavez update 2: Jesse Jackson Sr. and Sean Penn

American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson Sr talks with actor Sean Penn during the funeral Photograph: Handout/Reuters

Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto offers his condolences to the daughters of the late president, Rosinés Chávez (left) and María Gabriela Chávez Photograph: Handout/AFP/Getty Images

Haitian president Michel Martelly waves to the crowds outside the military academy Photograph: Alejandro Bolivar/EPA

A supporter holds up a Venezuelan flag as he waits for a chance to view the late president's body lying in state. Chávez's body will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters