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Fidel Castro
Follow politics in Cuba and Fidel Castro in particular. Fidel's full name is Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz and he was the President of Cuba. After commanding the revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959, he held the... [more]
Follow politics in Cuba and Fidel Castro in particular.
Fidel's full name is Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz and he was the President of Cuba.
After commanding the revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959, he held the title of Prime Minister of Cuba until 1976, when he became president of the Council of State as well as of the Council of Ministers. Castro became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965, and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic.
As president he also held the supreme military rank of Comandante en Jefe of the Cuban armed forces.
On July 31, 2006, Castro, after undergoing intestinal surgery, transferred his responsibilities to the vice-president, his younger brother Raúl.
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Wouldn't it be terrific to vote for someone you actually had confidence in? Instead it will be the usual game of crossing fingers while holding noses to vote for the "lesser evil." At the risk of being accused of handing the election over to the repuglicans, here are some thoughts from Chairman Castro. It seems Obama's "change" doesn't really extend to Cuban policy or, more importantly, to the people who will receive the impact of these policies. Castro calls Obama speech "formula for hunger...
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When Raul Castro took over from Fidel Castro and announced that he would introduce some sweeping changes, the rest of the world was not exactly holding its breath. I have to admit I was rather sceptical myself. I was willing to believe that there would be some minor, sartorial changes. A bit less beard perhaps, a change of smoke, a suit instead of those tired revolutionary greens but for the rest the same old, same old.
Well, this time the whole world and its mother (and me) were wrong. Raul...
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Elian Gonzalez joins the Communist Party
Elian Gonzalez is a young Cuban who was at the center of a fierce International custody battle. People in the U.S.A. were shocked when he chose Cuba over our beloved nation.
Now young Elian Gonzales has pledged his fidelity to Fidel Castro and has become a member of the Young Communist Union.
The Communist youth newspaper in Cuba, Juventud Rebelde, reports that Elian will never let down Fidel, or even his younger brother Raul Castro.
When Elian's...
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Raul Castro, who recently took over Cuba after big brother Fidel decided to inch a little closer to the grim reaper's tentative grasp, has made some so-called sweeping changes on the island. Well, okay, he shipped in some Chinese electronics.
There they were, piled up one atop another, Chinese-made rice makers selling for $70 each. Beside them, sleek DVD players. Across the well-stocked electronics store were computers and televisions and other household appliances that President Ral...
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When it comes to Cuban political prisoners, any publicity is good publicity. So I am not going to question the motives of the otherwise questionable Rev. Al Sharpton for attending a demonstration in New York City to protest the Castro dictatorship's treatment of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet and other...
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AFP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday met his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, and passed on a message from Cuban leader Fidel Castro hailing Russia's greater role in world affairs.
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HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Speculation that Cuba's relations with Venezuela, its closest ally, might cool when Raul Castro became president has disappeared as the countries have forged even deeper and broader ties. Some experts thought Raul Castro could not maintain the close relations.
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- Chavez Meets Fidel, Raul Castro Again (rss.topix.net)
by James Petras
Introduction
I have been a supporter of the Cuban Revolution for exactly fifty years and recognize Fidel Castro as one of the great revolutionary leaders of our time. But I have never been an uncritical apologist: On several crucial occasions I have expressed my disagreements...
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International answer in conjuntion with other left wing america hating marxist groups are holding a festival on July 26th to celebrate the Cuban revolution and the 55 years of totalitarian oppresion by the Communist government of fidel castro in Cuba. Below is an article discussing it. It can...
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HAVANA, July 21 (Reuters) - Speculation that Cuba's relations with Venezuela, its closest ally, might cool when Raul Castro became president has disappeared as the countries have forged even deeper and broader ties. Some experts thought Raul Castro ...
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Cuban President Raul Castro handed over the Cuban flag this Friday to the sport delegation that will attend the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. more... | PDA
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From mathaba.net
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Legend has it that when Fidel Castro’s revolution drove Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista from the island in 1959, he didn’t leave empty-handed. Batista is said to have looted the national treasury, loading gold onto four B-26s, which headed for Tampa as Batista himself fled to the Dominican...
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DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- Maybe now, we can finally say the Cold War is over. When Cuban president Fidel Castro announced Monday that he would not seek another five-year term as president when the Cuban National Assembly meets tomorrow, the curtain came ...
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Filed under: MLB GossipEverybody's favorite Communist, Fidel Castro, is getting himself pumped up about the Olympics in a few weeks. He's got every reason in the world to be excited about them, as Cuba has come home with the gold medal in baseball three of the four times since it became a medal...
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- Fidel Castro Back on Camera (abcnews.go.com)
