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Castro resigns as president   Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma Fidel Castro hints at retirement Cuba makes human rights promise Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates Castro interview focuses on past Castro up and talking in new video Castro not dying, US envoys told Castro misses birthday parade Castro misses birthday ceremony  Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Castro hands power to brother  President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul Leftist trio seals Americas pact Cuba opens up for Carter

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Summary.     Click for More > Storms bring food shortages back Ike bears down on Cuba again  Hurricane skimmed along the southern coast, battering the island nation with near 80-mph winds, high surf and torrential rains Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4 Tropical Storm Fay approaches Cuba EU to lift sanctions against Cuba Cuba to abandon salary equality Home computer ban lifted Raul Castro named president
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  Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly.    Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put...
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Storms bring food shortages back  But what government used to call 'the special period' has returned, thanks to recent back-to-back visits of Gustav and Ike Ike bears down on Cuba again

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  Hurricane skimmed along the southern coast, battering the island nation with near 80-mph winds, high surf and torrential rains.    The eye remains just off shore with huge waves pounding coastal re...
Sep.7   Cuba   Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Map of Holguin Cuba  Hurricane made landfall on the north coast of eastern Cuba in the province of Holguin near Punto de Sama where mass evacuations taken place

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Aug.30   Cuba   Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4  Thousands of anxious Cubans sought safety from the hurricane as its western eye reached the Isle of Youth with winds near 145 mph   Cuba Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav Aug.16   Cuba   Tropical Storm Fay approaches Cuba  It was moving west at about 14 mph and was expected to turn northwest and slow slightly during the next couple of days

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Jul.26   Cuba Cuba marks revolution anniversary

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Jun.19   European Union   EU to lift sanctions against Cuba  The European Union is to lift sanctions imposed on Cuba in 2003 in protest at the imprisonment of 70 Cuban dissidents by the Castro governme... Jun.15   Cuba Elian Gonzalez joins youth Communists Jun.11   Cuba   Cuba to abandon salary equality  Vice-Minister for Labour: Cuba is to abolish system of equal pay for all and allow workers and managers to earn performance bonuses

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May.2   Cuba   Home computer ban lifted  The first legalised home computers have gone on sale, but a ban remains on internet access

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Apr.16   Cuba President looks to boost food production Apr.11   Cuba Leaders plan more reforms Apr.1   Cuba Cuba loans unused land to private farmers

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Mar.22  Florida  Mambo pioneer Cachao dies at 89

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Feb.28  UN  Cuba signs human rights pledges Feb.24   Cuba   Raul Castro named president
  Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly
 Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put before the communist deputies. He has in effect been president since and the National Assembly just formalizing his position
Feb.19  Washington  US urges reform as Castro quits   Cuba     Castro resigns as president
  Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma.    The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that frustrated 10 U.S. presidents. Bush said Castro's decision o...

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Dec.17   Cuba     Fidel Castro hints at retirement  The ailing communist leader has said he has a duty not to hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger people Dec.10   Cuba     Cuba makes human rights promise  Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque: Cuba is going to sign up to two major United Nations agreements on civil and political rights Oct.31   Cuba Noel expected to regain strength Oct.30   Cuba Tropical Storm Noel hammers Oct.8   Cuba Guevara honored on death' anniversary Oct.6   Cuba Bus in deadly collision with train Sep.21   Cuba     Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid  The ailing Cuban leader spoke about a variety of issues in a taped interview that aired on Cuban state television Jul.26   Cuba     Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates   The acting president, Raul, is leading revolution day celebrations, filling in for his ailing brother Jun.18   Cuba Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies Jun.5   Cuba   Castro interview focuses on past  A healthier looking Fidel appeared on Cuban TV, speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery May.23   Cuba Castro says his health 'improved' May.8   Texas US drops Cuban militant's charges May.1   Cuba Castro fails to appear on May Day Apr.13   Cuba Castro almost better, Chavez says Mar.15   Cuba Castro 'to be fit to hold power' Jan.30   Cuba   Castro up and talking in new video   Cuban tv broadcast scenes of what it said was a leader meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Jan.19   Venezuela Chavez admits Castro gravely ill

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Dec.17   Cuba   Castro not dying, US envoys told  Cuban officials say that Fidel Castro does not have cancer or any other terminal illness Dec.2   Cuba   Castro misses birthday parade  Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear Nov.28   Cuba   Castro misses birthday ceremony
  Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders
Oct.28   Cuba   Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro  TV has broadcast the first images of President in more than a month, addressing rumours that he had died Aug.14   Cuba Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos Aug.13   Cuba Castro warns of long recovery Aug.12   Cuba Report: Castro walking, talking, working Aug.3   Washington Bush calls for democracy in Cuba Aug.1   Cuba TV: Castro says health 'stable' Jul.31   Cuba   Castro hands power to brother
  President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul
 Cuban television: Fidel Castro's health situation is 'stable' and he is in 'good spirits' The message from Castro said: 'In the Cuban situation, based on plans of the empire, my health becomes a secret of state that cannot be divulged constantly'
Apr.29   Cuba     Leftist trio seals Americas pact  The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence

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Nov.17   Cuba Castro mocks Parkinson's report Oct.23  Cuba  Wilma hits Cuba as Florida braces Oct.18  Cuba  Hurricane Wilma grows in strength Jul.8   Cuba Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20 May.17   Miami Cuban 'bomber' arrested

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Sep.13   Cuba Hurricane batters Cuba Sep.12  Cuba  Hurricane Ivan heads towards Cuba

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May.13  Washington  US expels 14 Cuban diplomats Apr.11  Cuba  Ferry hijackers executed Mar.19  Florida  Cuban airliner lands under U.S. escort

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May.12   Cuba     Cuba opens up for Carter  Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours

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Nov.4  Cuba  Michelle menacing Cuba Aug.13  Cuba  Castro marks 75th birthday

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Dec.8  Cuba  Cuba to cut U.S. phone ties Jun.29   Cuba Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba