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 will take his secrets to the grave | Stephen Kinzer
From The Guardian Dated 29 July 2010 Few people know as many explosive geopolitical secrets as Fidel Castro – but don't expect to find them in his memoirsAt the end of the 1980s, when the Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega had emerged as an international figure, he cast...
Castro’s memoirs due within weeks
From Big News Network Dated 29 July 2010 Now 83-year-old Fidel Castro has decided to slip into a gentler gear with the release of a book telling the story of the Cuban Revolution. His memoirs, The Strategic Victory, describe the years before...
Castro to chronicle the birth of his revolution
From The Independent Dated 28 July 2010 He may no longer be president of the country he ruled so uncompromisingly for almost half a century, but Fidel Castro once again seems to be everywhere in Cuba. His latest foray into the limelight, announced yesterday, is a first...
Fidel Castro: former Cuban leader releases memoirs
From The Observer Dated 28 July 2010 Ex- comandante publishes The Strategic Victory – but readers hoping for revelations and score-settling will be disappointedThe title, like the man, brooks no argument: The Strategic Victory. When it comes to memoirs, some leaders tend to favour metaphor or vagueness...
Fidel Castro Book: Former Dictator Back In The Public Eye With New Book Out In August
From The Huffington Post Dated 28 July 2010 Cuba's Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he would publish a new book in August on the fighting more than 50 years ago between his ragtag rebels and the 10,000-strong army under former dictator Fulgencio Batista. More on Cuba
Castro to release first volume of memoirs in August
From Webindia123 Dated 28 July 2010 Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has announced plans to release the first volume of his memoirs. he Strategic Victory, which tells the story of how a few hundred revolutionaries under Castros command defeated the Cuban army in 1958, will be...
Fidel Castro to release first volume of memoirs
From The Telegraph Dated 28 July 2010 Fidel Castro, the former Cuban president, has announced plans to release the first volume of his memoirs.
Fidel Castro to release memoirs
From BBC Dated 28 July 2010 Fidel Castro unveils plans to release a volume of memoirs, telling how his revolutionaries defeated the Cuban army.
Cuba in no reform hurry, Fidel reappears
From Today's Zaman Dated 27 July 2010 Cuba said it would not rush into reforms for its troubled economy, while former leader Fidel Castro made his latest public appearance in ceremonies on Monday marking the anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.
Fidel Castro to publish new book in August
From Anderson Cooper 360 Blog Dated 27 July 2010 Cuba's Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he would publish a new book in August on the fighting more than 50 years ago between his ragtag rebels and the 10,000-strong army under former dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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