Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro appears in Cuban Parliament for first time in years
August 09, 2010Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has appeared at a special session of parliament for the first time since 2006, when he ceded power to his younger brother, Raul. Cheering legislators gave the elder Castro a standing ovation as he entered the legislative...
Glenn Beck: Obama used as propaganda tool by Chavez
April 20, 2009On Monday, The Glenn Beck Newsletter states that it "was embarrassing enough when Fidel Castro expressed his love for President Obama, but Hugo Chavez took the humiliation to a whole new level with the naive President of the barely free world."...
- February 21, 2008
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 turned him into a leftist icon and a tyrant to his foes. Castro, 81, who has not appeared in public...
Bush wants no Castro-swap in Cuba
October 24, 2007U.S. President George Bush isn't satisfied with leadership in Cuba being transferred from Fidel Castro to his brother Raul, The New York Times reported. At a White House briefing Tuesday on a speech Bush was to deliver Wednesday to Cuban dissidents...
Fidel Castro says he is recuperating in year-end address to nation
December 31, 2006Havana -- Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro revealed over the weekend that he was facing a long and difficult recuperation, but insisted that "the battle is far from lost." In a message to the nation to mark the 48th anniversary of the...