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EU to lift sanctions against Cuba. European Union Cuba to abandon salary equality President wins election. Dominican Republic Home computer ban lifted. Cuba Prime minister ousted over food prices. Haiti Rioters storm presidential palace. Haiti Police entered YFZ compound   Leaders say Colombia crisis over   Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai... Raul Castro named president
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EU to lift sanctions against Cuba  European Union: The European Union is to lift sanctions imposed on Cuba in 2003 in protest at the imprisonment of 70 Cuban dissidents by the Castro government Elian Gonzalez joins youth Communists. 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 Puerto Rico win buoys Clinton President wins election  Dominican Republic: Leonel Fernandez was leading the presidential election with more than 53%. In second place was Dominican Revolutionary Party leader Maldonado Home computer ban lifted  Cuba: The first legalised home computers have gone on sale, but a ban remains on internet access UN appeals to Haitian politicians Prime minister ousted over food prices  Haiti: Parliament has voted to dismiss Jacques Edouard Alexis after deadly protests over rising food prices. 16 of 27 senators voted for the dismis... Rioters storm presidential palace  Haiti: Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters Angry Haitians protest food prices Police entered YFZ compound   Leaders say Colombia crisis over

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Feb.28 Cuba signs human rights pledges. UN Feb.24   Raul Castro named president
  Cuba: 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 US urges reform as Castro quits. Washington     Castro resigns as president
  Cuba: 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 ought to spark 'a democratic transition'. John Negroponte added that the 1962 embargo would probably not be lifted 'any time soon'

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Dec.17     Fidel Castro hints at retirement  Cuba: 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 makes human rights promise Oct.24  Bush reaffirms Cuba embargo Oct.14  Castro speaks live on Chavez show Oct.8 Guevara honored on death' anniversary. Cuba Sep.21     Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid  Cuba: The ailing Cuban leader spoke about a variety of issues in a taped interview that aired on Cuban state television Aug.23  Castro 'very well' Jul.26     Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates   The acting president, Raul, is leading revolution day celebrations, filling in for his ailing brother Jun.18 Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies. Cuba Jun.5   Castro interview focuses on past  Cuba: A healthier looking Fidel appeared on Cuban TV, speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery TV station off the air May.23 Castro says his health 'improved'. Cuba May.1 Castro fails to appear on May Day. Cuba Apr.13 Castro almost better, Chavez says. Cuba Mar.15 Castro 'to be fit to hold power'. Cuba Jan.30 Castro up and talking in new video. Cuba Jan.19 Chavez admits Castro gravely ill. Venezuela

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Dec.26 Castro's ailment 'is not cancer'. Cuba Dec.17 Castro not dying, US envoys told. Cuba Dec.2   Castro misses birthday parade  Cuba: Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear Nov.28   Castro misses birthday ceremony  Cuba: Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates Oct.28 Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Aug.14     Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos  Cuba: Official Communist Party newspaper has published new pictures of ailing President in bed, smiling Aug.13 Castro warns of long recovery. Cuba Aug.12 Report: Castro walking, talking, working. Cuba Aug.3 Bush calls for democracy in Cuba. Washington Aug.1  TV: Castro says health 'stable' Jul.31 Castro hands power to brother
  Cuba: 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: 'I...
Jun.18  Resolution passes to resume whaling Apr.29   Leftist trio seals Americas pact  Cuba: The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence Feb.15   Accord names Preval winner  Haiti: Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement  Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum Feb.14 Haiti calls for election review Feb.13  Clashes erupt over election Feb.9  Ex-Aristide ally leads poll Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon

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Nov.17  Castro mocks Parkinson's report Aug.17  Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims

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Oct.2  Police hold Senate leader May.16  Violence mars presidential election May.3  Mexico, Peru pull Cuba envoys Mar.12  Aristide in Jamaica trip furore Mar.10  New PM urges Haitians to unite Mar.9   Latortue named as prime minister  Haiti: 7-member U.S.-backed commission selected Gerard Latortue, a former UN official and international business consultant Mar.8  Haiti's Aristide defiant in exile Mar.7 6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally. Haiti Mar.3 State of emergency declared. Haiti Mar.1 Aristide: U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat'. Haiti Feb.29  UN approves Haiti security force   Aristide quits, flees Haiti
  President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister
Feb.27  US warns Haiti head on violence  France calls for Aristide to quit Feb.26  Caribbean states call for UN force in Haiti Feb.21  Aristide agrees to peace plan Feb.20  Multinational team will go to Haiti Dean quits presidential race Feb.17 50 dead as crisis grows. Haiti Feb.16  Rebellion hits another town NASA rover lands safely on red planet

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Oct.10  US to tighten Cuba sanctions May.13 US expels 14 Cuban diplomats. Washington

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May.20  Bush stands firm on Cuba embargo May.14  Lift Cuba embargo, Carter tells US May.12     Cuba opens up for Carter  Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours

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Aug.13  Castro marks 75th birthday Feb.5  Cuba frees jailed Czechs

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Dec.14  Putin Condemns Embargo Dec.8  Cuba to cut U.S. phone ties Nov.27  Aristide welcomes opposition Nov.17  Castro denounces assassination plot Closest Presidential election Jun.29   Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba  Elian spending first full day back in Cuba at a house assigned by the government with his family and some of his schoolmates

Puerto Rico win buoys Clinton President wins election  Dominican Republic: Leonel Fernandez was leading the presidential election with more than 53%. In second place was Dominican Revolutionary Party leader Maldonado Accord names Preval winner  Haiti: Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement Haiti calls for election review Elian Gonzalez joins youth Communists. 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 Castro fails to appear on May Day. Cuba Guevara honored on death' anniversary. Cuba   Leaders say Colombia crisis over



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2000 Jun.29 Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba  Elian spending first full day back in Cuba at a house assigned by the government with his family and some of his schoolmates


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2006 Dec.17 Castro not dying, US envoys told. Cuba Aug.14   Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos  Cuba: Official Communist Party newspaper has published new pictures of ailing President in bed, smiling 2004 Mar.12  Aristide in Jamaica trip furore Feb.20  Multinational team will go to Haiti 2002 May.12   Cuba opens up for Carter  Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours 2000 Dec.14  Putin Condemns Embargo


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2006 Apr.29   Leftist trio seals Americas pact  Cuba: The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence


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2003 May.13 US expels 14 Cuban diplomats. Washington


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2008 May.2 Home computer ban lifted  Cuba: The first legalised home computers have gone on sale, but a ban remains on internet access Feb.28 Cuba signs human rights pledges. UN Feb.19 US urges reform as Castro quits. Washington 2007 Dec.10 Cuba makes human rights promise 2006 Aug.3 Bush calls for democracy in Cuba. Washington 2001 Feb.5  Cuba frees jailed Czechs


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2008 Jun.19 EU to lift sanctions against Cuba  European Union: The European Union is to lift sanctions imposed on Cuba in 2003 in protest at the imprisonment of 70 Cuban dissidents by the Castro government 2007 Oct.24  Bush reaffirms Cuba embargo 2003 Oct.10  US to tighten Cuba sanctions 2002 May.20  Bush stands firm on Cuba embargo May.14  Lift Cuba embargo, Carter tells US


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2008 Apr.12 Prime minister ousted over food prices  Haiti: Parliament has voted to dismiss Jacques Edouard Alexis after deadly protests over rising food prices. 16 of 27 senators voted for the dismis... Feb.24 Raul Castro named president
  Cuba: 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   Castro resigns as president
  Cuba: 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 ought to spark 'a democratic transition'. John Negroponte added that the 1962 embargo would probably not be lifted 'any time soon'
2007 Dec.17   Fidel Castro hints at retirement  Cuba: The ailing communist leader has said he has a duty not to hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger people Sep.21   Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid  Cuba: The ailing Cuban leader spoke about a variety of issues in a taped interview that aired on Cuban state television Aug.23  Castro 'very well' Jul.26   Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates   The acting president, Raul, is leading revolution day celebrations, filling in for his ailing brother Jun.5 Castro interview focuses on past  Cuba: A healthier looking Fidel appeared on Cuban TV, speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery May.23 Castro says his health 'improved'. Cuba Apr.13 Castro almost better, Chavez says. Cuba Mar.15 Castro 'to be fit to hold power'. Cuba Jan.30 Castro up and talking in new video. Cuba Jan.19 Chavez admits Castro gravely ill. Venezuela 2006 Dec.26 Castro's ailment 'is not cancer'. Cuba Dec.2 Castro misses birthday parade  Cuba: Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear Nov.28 Castro misses birthday ceremony  Cuba: Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders Oct.28 Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Aug.13 Castro warns of long recovery. Cuba Aug.12 Report: Castro walking, talking, working. Cuba Aug.1  TV: Castro says health 'stable' Jul.31 Castro hands power to brother
  Cuba: 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: 'I...
2005 Nov.17  Castro mocks Parkinson's report 2004 Mar.9 Latortue named as prime minister  Haiti: 7-member U.S.-backed commission selected Gerard Latortue, a former UN official and international business consultant Mar.8  Haiti's Aristide defiant in exile Feb.29 Aristide quits, flees Haiti
  President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister
2001 Aug.13  Castro marks 75th birthday


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2008 Apr.8 Rioters storm presidential palace  Haiti: Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters Apr.7 Angry Haitians protest food prices 2006 Feb.13  Clashes erupt over election 2004 Mar.7 6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally. Haiti Feb.17 50 dead as crisis grows. Haiti Feb.16  Rebellion hits another town


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2007 Jun.18 Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies. Cuba 2005 Aug.17  Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims


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