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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... [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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WHO chief says Fidel Castro "looks wonderful"

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro "looks wonderful," World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday, after meeting the 83-year-old who resigned the presidency last year due to ailing health. Chan, speaking at the end of her first visit to Cuba, said she met with Castro for more two hours on Tuesday during which he displayed a "truly impressive" knowledge of healthcare issues and looked to be in good condition. "I'm a doctor, I understand the importance of confidentiality, but I have to say he looks wonderful," Chan told a press conference in Havana. When their talk was over, "I ... Read Full Story

Fidel Castro's sister: "I worked with CIA in Cuba"

MIAMI (Reuters) - The younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro, Juanita Castro, collaborated with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency against her brothers' rule in Cuba before going into exile in Miami in 1964, she said on Sunday. Juanita Castro, 76, who has not spoken to either of her brothers for more than four decades, made the revelation to the Spanish-language TV channel Univision-Noticias 23 on the eve of the publication of her memoirs about Fidel and Raul Castro. The book in Spanish entitled "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History," co-written with Mexican journalist Maria Antonieta Collins, is being published on Monday. ... Read Full Story

Castro sister says she aided CIA in 1960s: book

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A sister of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro aided the CIA in the 1960s, at a time when the US was plotting to assassinate him and replace his Communist regime, she said in a book released Monday. Juanita Castro, 76, admits to working with the American spy agency in her Spanish-language book "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers. The Secret History," according to an interview aired by Univision television. Castro, who now resides in the US, said she was contacted in 1964 after she broke with Fidel and Raul, the current president of Cuba, and collaborated with the CIA both inside Cuba and when she ... Read Full Story

Fidel Castro lauds Nobel prize for Obama

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying on Saturday it was "a positive measure" that was more a criticism of past U.S. policies than a recognition of Obama's accomplishments. Castro said the prize made up for the blow Obama suffered last week when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro after Obama had flown to Copenhagen to pitch for Chicago, his adoptive hometown. The Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Obama had won the peace price for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international ... Read Full Story

AP Newsbreak: US, Cuba held unannounced talks

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A senior American diplomat has held unannounced, high-level talks in Havana with the Cuban government, three State Department officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in long-icy relations. The talks were the first of their kind in years between representatives of the U.S. and Cuban governments, the bitter Cold War rivals among whom trust appears to be gradually building. Bisa Williams, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, met with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rodriguez, visited an area affected by hurricanes in the Western province of Pinar del Rio and toured a government agricultural ... Read Full Story
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Cuba and the embargo: Fidel regrets Obama not doing more
Fidel Castro greeted the recent lifting of travel restrictions affecting Cuban Americans, but was said to be waiting for 'more' from President Obama. He indicated that the softening up of limitations on travel was positive but minimal. The former ...  
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Fidel Castro slams U.S.-Colombian military base deal
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has condemned the recent military cooperation agreement between the U.S. and Colombia which allows Washington to deploy troops at Colombian military bases  
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Cuban Castro sister worked with CIA
The younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro, Juanita Castro, collaborated with the US Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1960s. Speaking on the US Spanish-language TV channel Univision-Noticias 23, Ms Castro spoke about how she initially supported Fidel Castro's 1959 Cuban Revolution that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista, but that she became disillusioned by the way her elder brother dealt with political opponents.    
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Fidel Castro blames Obama, tourists for swine flu in Cuba
Havana, Nov 1 : Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that tourists from countries like Canada and Spain brought the AH1N1 flu virus to his country, and that US President Barack Obama influenced it by easing restrictions on Cuban-Americans' visits to ...  
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Fidel Castro's sister reveals collaboration with CIA
The younger sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro, Juanita Castro, collaborated with the US Central Intelligence Agency against her brothers' rule in Cuba before going into exile in Miami in 1964, she said. Juanita Castro, 76, who has not spoken to either ...  
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