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# Raul Castro

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# End of an era
Cuba nominates Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Raul Castro as president
Diaz-Canel will become Cuba’s first leader in 60 years who is not named Castro.
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Apr 19th 2018, 11:40 AM
# cast out
Cuba on the cusp of new era as Castro to relinquish power this week
It’ll be the first time in nearly 60 years a Castro has not ruled Cuba.
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Apr 17th 2018, 7:06 AM
# havana holiday
After praising Fidel Castro, Michael D Higgins becomes first Irish statesman to visit Cuba today
The president was criticised for his tribute in praise of Fidel Castro when he died aged 90 last November.
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Feb 15th 2017, 6:01 AM
# RIP
Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90
The revolutionary leader shaped Cuba for more than 50 years.
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Nov 26th 2016, 6:10 AM
# Happy Birthday
600 assassination attempts and still going strong - Fidel Castro turns 90 today
The ‘father of the Cuban Revolution’ has recently re-emerged into the public eye after a decade in the shadows.
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Aug 13th 2016, 8:45 AM
# rockin in the free world
Delirious scenes as the Rolling Stones play to half a million fans in Cuba's first mega-concert
Until recently rock music was banned in the communist island state.
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Mar 26th 2016, 7:27 AM
# cold war foes
Obama aims to end decades of hostility with historic visit to Cuba
It’s the first time a US president has visited the Communist country in almost 90 years.
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Mar 20th 2016, 6:52 PM
# Historic
Raul Castro declares Barack Obama "an honest man"
The pair’s meeting was a significant occasion.
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Apr 11th 2015, 6:34 PM
# New Beginnings
End of an era: After more than 50 years, the US and Cuba are talking again
“These 50 years have shown that isolation hasn’t worked. It’s time for a new approach,” said Barack Obama.
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Dec 17th 2014, 6:06 PM
# US-Cuba relations
PHOTO: Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban president Raul Castro
The moment is a significant one in US-Cuban relations.
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Dec 10th 2013, 12:43 PM
# El Presidente
No surprises: Raul Castro re-elected president of Cuba
This is the second five year term for the 81-year-old Raul Castro who officially took over from his brother Fidel in 2008.
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Feb 25th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Hasta luego?
Raul Castro raises possibility of retiring as Cuban president
The 81-year-old is due to be installed for another five-year term on Sunday – but may not see it through.
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Feb 22nd 2013, 6:50 PM
# Cuba
Pope meets Fidel Castro in Cuba
The Pope gave an unusually political speech before hundreds of thousands of people in Cuba today.
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Mar 28th 2012, 10:15 PM
# Cuba
Pope arrives in Cuba for three-day visit
The Pope was welcomed by Cuban President Raul Castro, who told him that his country favours complete religious freedom.
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Mar 26th 2012, 9:37 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should a statue of Che Guevara be erected in Galway?
A US politician has written to the Taoiseach urging him to stop the statue being built – but supporters of the project say the statue will commemorate Che’s Irish heritage. What do you think?
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Mar 25th 2012, 3:16 PM
# hugo chavez
Hugo Chavez flies to Cuba for 'urgent' cancer treatment
The Venezuelan leader says he will still run in October’s presidential election despite the recurrence of his illness.
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Feb 27th 2012, 2:09 PM
# US 2012
Castro on US presidential hopefuls: 'A contest of idiocy and ignorance'
The former Cuban leader has slammed the Republican Party candidates vying for the nomination to face Barack Obama in the autumn.
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Jan 26th 2012, 1:09 PM
# Cuba
Cuban hunger striker dies in prison
The 31-year-old was protesting a four-year prison sentence imposed for his part in a demonstration.
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Jan 20th 2012, 3:48 PM
# Capitalism
Iranian president: 'The capitalist system is in decay'
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on a friendly trip around Latin America visiting leftist leaders who share his animosity towards the US.
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Jan 12th 2012, 2:13 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this Christmas morning…
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Dec 25th 2011, 8:52 AM
# Viva la revolution
Cuba to allow citizens to buy and sell property
The move is part of a series of free-market changes introduced by Raul Castro since he took over from Fidel.
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Nov 3rd 2011, 5:35 PM
# Venezuela
Where is Hugo Chavez?
The Venezuelan president reappeared on Twitter on Friday, but he hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks after undergoing surgery in Cuba.
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Jun 26th 2011, 12:27 PM
LIVE
Cuban leaders fail to follow through on promises to give way to fresh faces
The ailing leader Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance at Communist Party Congress, where delegates elected party veterans to key positions.
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Apr 19th 2011, 9:56 PM
# Cuba
Castro considers introducing 10-year term limit for Cuban leaders
Raul Castro says top politicians should be limited to two five-year terms – signalling a possible withdrawal from public life.
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Apr 17th 2011, 6:05 PM
# Wikileaks
Fidel Castro 'refused colostomy after swollen colon' - WikiLeaks
The Cuban leader needed convincing to have surgery after being diagnosed with a perforated intestine in 2006, and nearly died.
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Dec 16th 2010, 4:45 PM