Raúl Castro
Politician and Country Leader
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Iran's leader makes inroads in Latin America...to demonize him and Ahmadinejad. The Venezuelan leader said he had just returned from an unannounced visit to Cuba on Tuesday, where he said he talked for seven hours with his mentor Fidel Castro and also met with President Raul Castro. In this article: Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Latin America, Venezuela, Shimon Peres, Israel, Imperialism, and Caracas |
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EW.com - PopWatch | October 26, 2009
Sean Penn heads to Cuba: Hooray or yawn?
...story for Vanity Fair, TMZ reports. This isn't Penn's first trip to Havana, nor would it be his first interview with a member of the Castro family: Penn interviewed Raul Castro (and Hugo Chavez) in 2008. Celebrities spend their social...
In this article: Sean Penn, Fidel Castro, Cuba, Hugo Chavez, and Havana
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 14, 2009
Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to trade summit
...Chavez denies rift with Cuba's Raul Castro Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denied rumors of a rift with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, describing such talk as "a little campaign." Click here for full story Cuba's Fidel Castro...
In this article: Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Havana, Cuba, Surgery, and The Miami Herald
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Kansas City Star | October 28, 2009
Chavez: Sean Penn may make film in Venezuela
...83-year-old Fidel Castro. Last year, Penn was the first American to obtain an interview with Castro's younger brother, current President Raul Castro, after he was named interim president in late July 2006. The interview appeared in the...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn, Venezuela, Michael Moore, Nobel Prize, Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, Tequila, and Oscar
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Miami Herald | November 19, 2009
Report: Cuba's Raúl Castro as ruthless as Fidel
...and Colombia's conservative President Alvaro Uribe. Steinberg said HRW undertook the inquiry because of the perception that the younger Castro had improved the situation in Cuba. ``We wanted to put on the table where Cuba stands on human...
In this article: Fidel Castro, Cuba, Washington, Human Rights Watch, Havana, El Nuevo Herald, The Miami Herald, and U.S.
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www.sfgate.com
Raul Castro, Hugo Chavez Star at Summit
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www.mcclatchydc.com
Raul Castro arrives in Venezuela for talks with Hugo Chavez ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greeted Cuban President Raul Castro with an ... Raul Castro arrives in Venezuela for talks with Hugo Chavez. Sign up for email ...
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Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez Emerge as Stars of Nonaligned Movement Summit, Raul ... Recovering Castro Appears on Cuban TV With Venezuela's Chavez ...
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Raul Castro says Hugo Chavez is a talker - Cuba - MiamiHerald.com
... l Castro says he has "a problem" with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez because he talks for long. Castro says he ... Raul Castro says Hugo Chavez is ...
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President Obama meets Hugo Chavez, and opens door to change ...
... with the dictators next-door Friday, signalling to Raul Castro that he will consider lifting the U.S. embargo on ... Raul Castro. South American Politics ...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Brigadier-General (retired) Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, he is also Second Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force).
On 31 July 2006, Raúl Castro assumed the duties of President of the Council of State in a temporary transfer of power due to Fidel Castro's illness. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, Article 94, the First Vice President of the Council of State assumes presidential duties upon the illness or death of the president.
Raúl Castro was elected President at the 24 February 2008 National Assembly as Fidel Castro had announced his intention not to stand for President again on 19 February 2008.
- Birth Date:
- June 03, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Birán, Cuba
- Spouse:
- Vilma Espín
- Political party:
- Communist Party
- Vice President:
- Acting: 31 July 2006 – 24 February 2008</small>
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