Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008. Castro began his political life with nationalist critiques of Fulgencio Batista, and of United States political and corporate influence in Cuba. He gained an ardent, but limited, following and also drew the attention of the authorities. He eventually led the failed 1953 attack... read more
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Fidel Castro meets with Brazil's president during Cuba visit
From Vancouver Sun Dated 2 February 2012 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro and discussed the situation in Haiti over tea and chocolates, state-run website Cubadebate says.
Fidel Castro meets with Brazil's president during Cuba visit
From Canada.com Dated 2 February 2012 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro and discussed the situation in Haiti over tea and chocolates, state-run website Cubadebate says.
Despite Fidel’s resistance, Cuban ethanol investment may open up
From Business Journal of Milwaukee Dated 2 February 2012 The Cuban government is beginning to consider large-scale ethanol production. That may mean investment opportunities for Brazilian companies especially in ethanol production, the Cuba Standard reports, citing a Folha de São Paulo report. Fidel Castro, the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution...
Brazil's Rousseff meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba
From Reuters Dated 1 February 2012 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Fidel Castro, the revolutionary hero of her youth, and held talks with his younger brother, President Raul Castro, on Tuesday in a visit to strengthen financial ties with communist-led Cuba.
The Debate the GOP Didn’t Have in Florida - By Michael Shifter
From Foreign Policy Dated 30 January 2012 Instead of repeating tired applause lines about Fidel Castro, here are the vital Latin American issues the Republican candidates should be talking about.
NYT's Friedman: Castro's 'Idiocy' Complaints About Conservative Candidates 'Not a Good Sign' for GOP
From NewsBusters.org Dated 30 January 2012 First it was New York Times reporters who were quoting unelected Cuban dictator Fidel Castro insulting the “idiocy and ignorance” of the two lead candidates for the GOP nomination, in a January 26 story. Now columnist Thomas Friedman...
Bash America? The Castros play to their base in Cuba
From Christian Science Monitor Dated 30 January 2012 Cuba's Raul Castro attacked imperialism at last weekend's Communist Party conference, while Fidel Castro earlier criticized US Republican candidates.
Newt Gingrich ad suggests America could become Cuba
From Deborah Howell: Washington Post Ombudsman Dated 30 January 2012 In a new Spanish-language ad, former House speaker Newt Gingrich suggests — through Cuban-American speakers — that President Obama is headed down the same path as Fidel Castro . “My parents came to America looking...
Republican hopefuls target Castro in Florida
From Insight Dated 30 January 2012 MIAMI — Mitt Romney says if he's elected, he expects Fidel Castro will be "taken off this planet." Newt Gingrich vows he "won't tolerate another four years of a Cuban dictatorship" and Rick Santorum argues the 50-year-embargo shouldn't be lifted...
'Big gap in how CEO's and leaders look at world'
From Big News Network Dated 29 January 2012 The Associated Press reported last week that Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba, wrote an opinion piece on a Cuban website, following a Republican Party presidential candidates' debate ...
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