Castro steps down after half a century
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday 49 years after taking power in an armed revolution, closing the book on a Cold War career that made him an icon to leftists and a tyrant to his foes.
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba  - Cuban President Fidel Castro,  78, injured a knee and possibly an arm on Wednesday when he  fell while descending a flight of steps after making a one-hour  speech.
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Scenes from the extraordinary life of Fidel Castro, the revolutionary president who weathered the 1962 missile crisis, the US embargo, the fall of the Berlin Wall and economic woe to lead a communist Cuba for nearly five decades
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Fidel Castro says he won't stand in the way of younger people who can lead Cuba, but he also insists on being "of consequence" until the end of his life. So it goes with the ailing 81-year-old Â eager to see others keep up the revolution but reluctant to let go of power.
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The 75-year-old Palestinian leader's planned departure Friday, a decade after he arrived in the West Bank with the promise of statehood, could mark the end of an era.
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President Fidel Castro fell leaving the stage after a televised speech Wednesday night, hurting his knee and arm but quickly recovering his composure to tell Cubans he was otherwise &quot;all in one piece.
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After a long illness, Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday, ending one of the longest tenures as head of state in the world, according to Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party.
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President Fidel Castro fell, possibly breaking his leg, after giving a graduation speech Wednesday in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara.
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A smiling Fidel Castro walked in public Thursday for the first time since the 78-year-old Cuban leader fell two months ago, and lawmakers attending a year-end National Assembly meeting gave him a standing ovation.
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President Fidel Castro fell as he left the stage after a televised speech Wednesday night, but he quickly recovered his composure and assured Cubans he was "all in one piece."
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President Fidel Castro will likely be off his feet for several weeks recovering from a fractured knee and arm, but experts said Friday they don&#39;t expect the 78-year-old Cuban
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Fidel Castro's resignation brings an end to nearly fifty years of rule and looks likely to see his brother named as President
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President Fidel Castro tripped and fell after leaving the stage at a graduation ceremony, but later returned to say that he was ``all in one piece.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not well enough to attend the closing ceremony on Friday for his 80th birthday but Cuba's vice president said he was getting better and would continue leading the communist island.
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Before disappearing from public life in 2006 and officially stepping down as Cuba's president Tuesday, Fidel Castro ruled the country with an iron fist, despite numerous attempts by his enemies to do away with him.
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Ailing leader Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president from nearly a half-century early Tuesday, saying in a letter published in online official media that he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba  - Cuban President Fidel Castro  injured one of his knees and possibly an arm on Wednesday when  he fell as he returned to his seat after making a speech at a  graduation ceremony in central Cuba.