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US Planned To Assassinate Fidel Castro's Brother Raul In 1960: Declassified Documents
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according to declassified documents published Friday.
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Castro Era In Cuba To End As Raul Confirms He's Retiring
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
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Cuba Will Have First Non-Castro Leader After 59 Years, Miguel Diaz-Canel Set To Take Over
The Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power in Cuba approached its end Wednesday as the island's National Assembly named number two Miguel Diaz-Canel as the sole candidate for the presidency.
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Cuba Marks Anniversary Of Fidel Death As Post-Castro Era Nears
Cuba marks the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Saturday with a week of vigils nationwide, as the island embarks on a political cycle that will end 60 years of the Castro brothers' rule
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Fidel Castro Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony In East Cuba
A wooden box containing Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor on Sunday into the side of a granite boulder that has become Cuba's only official monument to the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of a US-allied Caribbean island and transformed it into a western outpost of Soviet-style communism that he ruled with abs...
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Raul Castro, Stepping From Fidel Castro's Towering Shadow
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and a historic thaw with the United States.
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Fidel Castro: Cuba's Revolutionary Communist Icon, In His Own Words
Cuba's Fidel Castro, who seized power in Cuba in a 1959 revolution and transformed the country into a communist state while ruling for five decades has died, Cuban television said on Saturday. He was 90.
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Cuba Old Guard Fidel Castro To Flank Raul Castro Until 2018
Fidel Castro appeared alongside brother Raul at a Communist party congress that ended Tuesday without sweeping leadership changes, leaving to another day the question of who will run Cuba when the old guard bows out.
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Raul Castro: The Revolutionary Who Made Peace
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his brother, iconic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, ushering in a historic thaw in relations with the United States while managing to preserve the communist regime.
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Barack Obama has More Cuban Fans Than Raul Castros: Survey
In the first poll of Cubans in their country since the United States and Cuba moved toward closer ties, US President Barack Obama was more popular than the Castro brothers, a survey out Wednesday found.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Congratulates Castro Brothers on New US Ties
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a frequent critic of the United States, congratulated the Castro brothers Friday on Cuba's rapprochement with Washington, but warned that the embargo on the island would remain for a long time.
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Fidel Castro hails brother Raul for Barack Obama handshake
Fidel Castro praised his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, on Thursday for shaking hands with US President Barack Obama at a memorial for Nelson Mandela.
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Fidel Castro's role in Cuba is chiefly offstage as he turns 87 today
Fidel Castro turns 87 today, largely out of sight but not out of mind, as Cuba struggles to move on from his half-century rule and as many of his policies are reconsidered under the leadership of his younger brother Raul.
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In communist Cuba, the tax man cometh
Most Cubans have not paid taxes for half a century, but that will change under a new code starting January 1. The landmark regulations will change the relations of Cubans with their government and are a signal that market-oriented reforms, launched since President Raul Castro succeeded his brother, Fidel Castro, in 2008, are here to stay.
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US Planned To Assassinate Fidel Castro's Brother Raul In 1960: Declassified Documents
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according to declassified documents published Friday.
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Castro Era In Cuba To End As Raul Confirms He's Retiring
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
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Cuba Will Have First Non-Castro Leader After 59 Years, Miguel Diaz-Canel Set To Take Over
The Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power in Cuba approached its end Wednesday as the island's National Assembly named number two Miguel Diaz-Canel as the sole candidate for the presidency.
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Cuba Marks Anniversary Of Fidel Death As Post-Castro Era Nears
Cuba marks the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Saturday with a week of vigils nationwide, as the island embarks on a political cycle that will end 60 years of the Castro brothers' rule
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Fidel Castro Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony In East Cuba
A wooden box containing Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor on Sunday into the side of a granite boulder that has become Cuba's only official monument to the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of a US-allied Caribbean island and transformed it into a western outpost of Soviet-style communism that he ruled with abs...
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Raul Castro, Stepping From Fidel Castro's Towering Shadow
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and a historic thaw with the United States.
-
Fidel Castro: Cuba's Revolutionary Communist Icon, In His Own Words
Cuba's Fidel Castro, who seized power in Cuba in a 1959 revolution and transformed the country into a communist state while ruling for five decades has died, Cuban television said on Saturday. He was 90.
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Cuba Old Guard Fidel Castro To Flank Raul Castro Until 2018
Fidel Castro appeared alongside brother Raul at a Communist party congress that ended Tuesday without sweeping leadership changes, leaving to another day the question of who will run Cuba when the old guard bows out.
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Raul Castro: The Revolutionary Who Made Peace
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his brother, iconic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, ushering in a historic thaw in relations with the United States while managing to preserve the communist regime.
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Barack Obama has More Cuban Fans Than Raul Castros: Survey
In the first poll of Cubans in their country since the United States and Cuba moved toward closer ties, US President Barack Obama was more popular than the Castro brothers, a survey out Wednesday found.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Congratulates Castro Brothers on New US Ties
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a frequent critic of the United States, congratulated the Castro brothers Friday on Cuba's rapprochement with Washington, but warned that the embargo on the island would remain for a long time.
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Fidel Castro hails brother Raul for Barack Obama handshake
Fidel Castro praised his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, on Thursday for shaking hands with US President Barack Obama at a memorial for Nelson Mandela.
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Fidel Castro's role in Cuba is chiefly offstage as he turns 87 today
Fidel Castro turns 87 today, largely out of sight but not out of mind, as Cuba struggles to move on from his half-century rule and as many of his policies are reconsidered under the leadership of his younger brother Raul.
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In communist Cuba, the tax man cometh
Most Cubans have not paid taxes for half a century, but that will change under a new code starting January 1. The landmark regulations will change the relations of Cubans with their government and are a signal that market-oriented reforms, launched since President Raul Castro succeeded his brother, Fidel Castro, in 2008, are here to stay.
