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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011. Politically a Marxist-Leninist, under his administration the Republic of Cuba was converted into a one-party socialist state, with industry and business being nationalized under state ownership and socialist reforms implemented in all areas of society.
Read More at Wikipedia ›JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli leaders are praising former Cuban President Fidel Castro for supporting Israel in a series of interviewsIsraeli President Shimon Peres ' office says Peres sent Castro a personal letter Saturday thanking him for his remarks.
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent reporters text messages drawing attention to a series of interviews published in the Atlantic magazine early this month.The Israeli praise is highly unusual, as Castro has traditionally supported the Palestinians and has been highly critical of the Jewish state in the past.In the interview, Castro chided Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust, in which some six million Jews were killed by the Nazi's during World War II .In another interview Castro said Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish state....Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The travel...
Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-America...
Whatever they may have thought of his politics, anyone lucky enough to have conversed with author Carlos Fuentes couldn't help but be taken by his patrician good loo...
The Baltimore Orioles' hot start has them tied for first place in the American League East. If they end up on top, it would perhaps be the greatest worst-to-first ru...
Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in ...
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro said during a rousing gay rights march Saturday that her father advocated eliminating sexual discrimination, and reiterat...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful."I shoul...
Pope Benedict XVI denounced the drug-fueled violence wracking Mexico and urged Cubans to use dialogue to find new models to replace Marxism as he began a pilgrimage ...
Cuba's Communist government calls almost daily for the return of the five agents it considers national heroes. But the current visit to the island by one, Rene Gonza...
Miami Marlins manger Ozzie Guillen will apologize again for telling a magazine he loves Fidel Castro.Guillen will return to Florida following Monday's game at Philad...
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro has made a rare appearance to present a two-volume memoir.Communist Party newspaper Granma says the encounter with the former leader lasted mo...
President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to Venezuela from Cuba before dawn Monday, saying he is feeling better as he recovers from surgery that removed a cancer...
JERUSALEM -- Israeli leaders are praising former Cuban President Fidel Castro for supporting Israel in a series of interviewsIsraeli President Shimon Peres ' office ...
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro brought her fight for gay rights to a U.S. forum Wednesday, stressing the need to secure social equality for all, regardl...
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro jokingly dismissed rumors that he might be sick in an interview aired on Venezuelan state television.Audio ...
HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro used his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago to discuss everything from the th...
Cuban President Fidel Castro makes rare appearance in front of nation's political leaders
WASHINGTON -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro was "very engaging, very energetic," U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, said following a congressional d...
It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet isolati...
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