Castro says no longer "clings" to power
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Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro sent a written message to the National Assembly on Friday saying he had "clung" to power in his younger days, but that life had taught him to change his attitude.
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As doctors fought to save his life 18 months ago, Cuban leader Fidel Castro's main concern was to dictate final changes to his memoirs.
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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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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts, the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro gave his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, state television said, easing speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a relapse.
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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.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro is appearing in his first TV interview in more than three months.
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Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall, President Fidel Castro told of conducting government business by mobile phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing general anaesthesia.
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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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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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Cubans are increasingly talking in the past tense about Fidel Castro, the man who governed their lives for 47 years.
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Acting President Raul Castro said Cuba remains open to normalized relations with the United States, but warned the Bush administration in his first comments since assuming power that it will get nowhere with threats or pressure.
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Five days after falling and fracturing a  knee and an arm, Cuban President Fidel Castro appeared on  television on Monday with his arm in a sling to announce Cuba  will end circulation of the U.S. dollar.
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The formal end of Fidel Castro's nearly 50-year rule in Cuba opens the prospect of more free-market economic reforms, but sweeping political changes are not immediately likely, according to analysts who monitor events in the Communist island nation.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country as president, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro's departure opens the way for a peaceful transition to democracy on the island state, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official spokesman said Tuesday.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro suggested on Monday that he will not hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger leaders, in a letter read on Cuban television.