is Fidel Castro still in power?
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Yeah, he's still around.  It'll be five decades if he makes it through March 2009.  He's 79, and will turn 80 this August 13th.
1072582
Cuba is a communist nation. the people get treated right some Cubans want to overthrow the president Fidel Castro because he has been in power for over 43years. They cant have free elections and they are not allowed to talk bad about their president.
1096106
Castro was not in violation of numerous UN Sec Council resolutions including authorizing the use of force
356743
It's a long standing vendetta against Castro? Time to put it to bed. And make it a great vacation spot.\nCastro will be dead in the near future.
348876
the hair from Fidel Castro's arm pit
545141
A couple of basic reasons:\n1. Cuba, by constitution is allowed one party (Communist), and then Castro is elected by the National Assembly, who are voted in by Cubans.  So, Castro is not voted in directly by the people.  \n\n2.  The state has total control with a large police presence and neighborhood watches that prevent political freedom.  Related, Castro's brother runs the armed forces.\n\nIn the end, the people get a choice, as long as it ends up being for Castro.
569940
No, because Communist Dictatorships are beginning to Flourish in Central, and South America. Most Notably Venezuela, and now Brazil.There is an Open Alliance with Cuba that, when Castro Dies, his Regime will, unfortunately Continue. I Hope I'm wrong, but I don't think so.
840434
Well, pretty much everyone is involved in dealing with North Korea, including other nations like China, Russia, Japan and the UK. I think Kim Jong Il will remain in power for a long time, probably as long as Fidel Castro. Lack of effective diplomatic efforts have unfortunately lead to a nuclear armed North, now that there are sanctions, we are not sure as to what is to come out of the North Korean scenario.
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NOT MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nLike nowadays, America is built upon the poor under dictatorships.\nBatista was dictator of Cuba with America owning 75% of the farmland. It was practically a U.S. state.\nInfo at http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.com
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Because of the strategic position of Cuba, the United States possessed it at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, and later leased the property for a military base.  The United States has continued to do so even into Castro's reign, presumably because it did not want to relinquish such a strategic position, it did not want to give up the improvements it had made, and because it does not really affect Castro's power.  Castro has only cashed one rent check from the United States anyway.
284190
yep....I just saw the story on Fox News Channel (Hannity & Colmes?)   ....What an awful mess.\n\nCastro is denying them from leaving Cuba because they are dentists. ....Just another example of Castro being a self-serving jerkoff!
453323
The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s. It began with the assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and ended on January 1, 1959, when Batista was driven from the country and the cities Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba were seized by rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro's surrogates Raul Castro and Huber Matos, respectively. The term "Cuban Revolution" is also used to refer to the social revolution after the overthrow in 1959 to present and the adoption of Marxist principles by the new Cuban Government.
197935
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. Cuba is a dictatorship under Castrol The Dominican Republic is a very unstable country in the area.
983828
I think that time will come soon. So many Americans have real interests in Cuba. Fidel Castro is the problem.
379144
batista was a tyrant worse than castro. that's why we helped castro gain power in cuba.  then he befriended the soviets, and that's when we cut off diplomatic relations with cuba.
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born 13 August 1926) is the current President of Cuba. He held the title of Prime Minister from 1959 [1], after commanding the revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista, until 1976 when he became president of the both the Council of State and the Council of Ministers. Castro became first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party in 1965, and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic.
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Guantanamo Bay was a U.S. Base when it was a U.S. territory. WHen Castro took over, he allowed the U.S. to lease it for 30 dollars a month. But as of today Castro does not take the payment.