HAVANA - (AP) -- President Hugo Chávez's return to power in Venezuela continued to dominate headlines here on Monday as Cuba's state-controlled media closely  followed the aftermath of the two-day overthrow of Fidel Castro's strongest ally in the Western Hemisphere

  The Bolivarian Revolution Triumphs, the Communist Party newspaper Granma said in a front page story about Chávez's return to the capital after being held two days  by the military following violent protests.

  Chávez has long identified with South American independence fighter Simón Bolívar and even renamed his country the ''Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela'' in his honor.

  Chávez has referred to his rule as the ``Bolivarian Revolution.''

  Cuba's Cuban Workers Union congratulated Chávez supporters Monday for the ''triumph of right and justice'' with Chávez's restoration of power.

  ''We reiterate to our Venezuelan brothers that they can always count on the sure and unconditional support of the millions of Cuban workers who feel as if the cause of  the Bolivarian Revolution is ours,'' read the letter, published in the weekly newspaper Trabajadores.

  Over the weekend, Cuban TV broke repeatedly into regularly scheduled broadcasts to keep citizens here updated on what was happening in Venezuela.

  Many Cubans stayed up all night to watch live images provided through a direct link with Venezuelan TV showing Chávez's triumphant return to the Miraflores
  presidential palace.

  Castro's communist government earlier condemned Chávez's ouster as a coup orchestrated by corrupt politicians and business interests.