Castro absent from military parade, birthday celebrations
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HAVANA -- Fidel Castro failed to attend a military parade yesterday marking the 50th anniversary of the date he and his rebels launched their revolution, fueling speculation that the ailing Cuban leader may not return to power.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday he is not strong enough to speak in public more than 17 months after stomach surgery forced him to hand over power to his brother.
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Fidel Castro sent Cubans a sober greeting on his 80th birthday Sunday, saying he faces a long recovery from surgery &#151; and warning they should be prepared for "adverse news." But he encouraged them to be optimistic and said Cuba "will continue marching on perfectly well."
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HAVANA, Dec. 2 -- Cubans woke before dawn Saturday and walked miles for a chance to be near Fidel Castro.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery last year, said on Tuesday he was recovering and feeling stronger.
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Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro   is trying on his uniform, taking short walks in his hospital   room to loosen up his numb limbs and has a healthy appetite,   visiting friends said on Monday.
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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - At the cactus-dotted fenceline where U.S. and Cuban military officers meet face to face on the edge of the Guantanamo Bay naval base, Fidel Castro's name does not come up in official conversations.
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Cuba's aging armaments will roll through Havana on Saturday in the country's first military parade in a decade, but still unknown is whether ailing, elderly commander in chief Fidel Castro will show up to watch.
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Acting President Raul Castro made a surprise appearance Thursday at the opening of Havana's annual international book fair &#151; an event his ailing brother Fidel had often attended in past years.
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Fidel Castro still appeared to be running the show in Cuba on Wednesday after undergoing abdominal surgery and naming his brother acting president, while police and civilian groups patrolled neighborhoods that have seen civil disturbances in the past.
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Fidel Castro did not make an appearance at the inauguration of an oil refinery, as had been speculated.
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Havana, Dec 14 (AIN) Cuban President Fidel Castro awarded visiting Venezuelan Head of State Hugo Chavez with the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Order at a rally marking the 10th anniversary of Chavez&#39; first visit to Cuba.
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Fidel Castro is sitting up, walking and even working a bit on the eve of his 80th birthday, Cuba's official Communist Party newspaper said Saturday. It was the most optimistic report yet since intestinal surgery forced the Cuban leader to step aside as president.
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Acting president Raul Castro is the "guardian" of Cuba's communist government in the absence of his brother Fidel Castro and in the face of U.S. threats, a hard-line member of the Cuban leadership said on Thursday.
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Hugo Chavez has made an unannounced visit to Cuba to meet his friend and ally Fidel Castro.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo   Chavez said he would visit ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro in   Havana on Saturday night for Castro's 80th birthday.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks to Elian Gonzales Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004, in Santa Clara, 300 kms (about 186 miles) east of Havana before a speech to celebrate Cuban Culture Day.