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26 Jul 2023

DNA: Fidel Castro attacks Cuban army barracks

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Miguel Diaz-Canel

19 Apr 2018

Cuba marks end of an era as Castro hands over to Diaz-Canel

Miguel Diaz-Canel was on Thursday formally elected as Cuba's new president, succeeding Raul Castro.

19 Apr 2018

Castro rule nears end in Cuba as lawmakers vote on successor

Cuba's Raul Castro was just hours away from retiring as president on Wednesday, with his vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel set to replace him in a shift that will usher in the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.

Miguel Diaz-Canel

18 Apr 2018

Diaz-Canel formally proposed to replace Castro as Cuban president

Miguel Diaz-Canel was proposed in Cuba`s parliament on Wednesday as the sole candidate to replace Raul Castro as president.

15 Jul 2017

Despite setback in relations, Cuba to continue dialogue with United States

Castro said that Trump's decisions ignored large sectors of the US and most Cuban emigrants in support of lifting the embargo and normalising bilateral ties, and merely satisfied a small group in Florida.

01 May 2017

Cuba faces last May Day parade under Fidel Castro

The Cuban government`s traditional May Day parade Monday is the last to be overseen by President Raul Castro -- and the first without his late brother and revolutionary predecessor Fidel.

26 Jan 2017

Cuba's Raul Castro warns Donald Trump to respect country's sovereignty

Travel to the Caribbean island from the United States has increased, with the start of direct flights and cruises and roaming agreements signed.

10 Jan 2017

Raul Castro announces pick for Cuba`s interior minister

Gandarilla Bermejo will replace General Carlos Fernandez Gondin, 78, who died on Saturday after a long illness.

08 Jan 2017

Over 70,000 people visit Fidel Castro's tomb in a month

About 70,000 people have visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro`s tomb in the city of Santiago de Cuba over the past month since his interment.

04 Dec 2016

Cuba buries Fidel Castro in a low-key ceremony

Cuba opens a new era without the communist leader who ruled the island for decades.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro

04 Dec 2016

No public spaces will be named after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, announces President Raul

In a major announcement on Saturday, Cuban President Raul Castro has said that the name and figure of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro will not be used for public places, streets or plazas nor will monuments, busts or statues be made in his memory as per his wishes.

30 Nov 2016

Ashes of Fidel Castro begin final journey across Cuba

The urn containing the remains of Castro, who died Friday at age 90, was covered by a Cuban flag and protected by a crystal covering as it was transported.

28 Nov 2016

Donald Trump vows to end U.S.-Cuba 'deal' unless Havana makes better one

U.S. airlines launched the first regular flights to Havana in more than five decades on Monday.

26 Nov 2016

Fidel Castro’s sister Juanita Castro will not attend funeral: Report

President Raul Castro, Fidel`s 85-year-old younger brother, made the announcement of Fidel`s death on state television around midnight Friday.

26 Nov 2016

Putin praises Castro as `symbol of an era`: Kremlin

"The name of this distinguished statesman is rightly considered the symbol of an era in modern world history," Putin said.

26 Nov 2016

Party in Miami as news of Fidel Castro`s death spreads

Some sang the Cuban national anthem, others shook up bottles of champagne and sprayed the fizz onto the crowd of revelers.

‪‪Fidel Castro‬

26 Nov 2016

Fidel Castro had survived countless US assassination attempts – Here's the story of Cuban revolutionary

Fidel Castro, the bearded revolutionary, died eight years after ill health forced him to formally hand power over to brother Raul Castro.

08 Nov 2016

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to visit Cuba, Argentina

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Cuba and Argentina next week in a bid to strengthen ties and boost trade, the government announced Tuesday.

United States of America

28 Sep 2016

Obama names first ambassador to Cuba in five decades

Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced a thaw in relations in December 2014.

23 Sep 2016

Japan PM seeks Cuba`s help amid North Korea nuclear `provocations`

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded a visit to Cuba Friday with condemnation of North Korea`s nuclear "provocations" and a request for help from Pyongyang`s ally Havana to pursue a "world without nuclear weapons."

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