Castro Circle Likely to Hold Power After His Resignation
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The announcement that Fidel Castro would step down opens the way for his brother RaÃºl or another member of his inner circle to become president.
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HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is fine after falling off of the stage in Santa Clara, Cuba. The fall is bringing back memories of when he collapsed two years ago.
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Fidel Castro said Friday that as a young man he hoped to cling to power but has long since outgrown the urge, the latest ambiguous statement about his future at the helm of the country he has ruled for nearly five decades.
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After nearly 50 years in power, Fidel effectively hands the reins to his younger brother, RaÃºl Castro.
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28 -- Days after rumors of his death swept the Internet, Fidel Castro mused about the U.S. presidential election in an editorial published Tuesday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma.
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Raul Castro said Monday that Communist Party leaders support his brother Fidelâs re-election to parliament.
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Havana - Less than two months after an accidental fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm, Cuban President Fidel Castro is back on his feet, attending to visiting leaders and making public appearances.
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State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover from surgery that forced him to relinquish power last July.
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Small groups of people early Tuesday were discussing the news that Fidel Castro had resigned while they waited for cafeterias to open in Little Havana, the heart of the Cuban exile community.
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Eleven months after Cuban leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Cuba continues to trample on civil liberties, though the number of political prisoners has fallen, a rights group said on Thursday.
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Leader Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother last year after undergoing emergency surgery.
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Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro, says he does not want to 'cling' to power
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The United States has big plans for Cuba once Fidel Castro is gone for good.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.
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Joyous celebration in Miami over news that an ailing Fidel Castro had temporarily ceded power gave way Tuesday to rampant speculation among Cuban exiles: Is Castro already dead? What will happen in Cuba after he is gone? Is this just a trick?
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19 -- RaÃÂ¿l Castro has long operated in the backstage of Cuban politics. But his public record, which has emerged over his 19 months as interim president, suggests he might pursue reforms to allow more political and economic latitude on the island.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19 -- Fidel Castro announced early Tuesday morning that he is stepping down as Cuba's president, ending his half-century rule of the island nation.