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CBS Boston / WBZ
April 26, 2018
WBZ Archives: Fidel Castro Speaks at Harvard In 1959. On April 25, 1959, Harvard University welcomed a young Cuban revolutionary named Fidel Castro, to give a speech in front of 5,000 students and Bostonians at the Harvard football stadium. Program: WBZ 70th Anniversary. Categories: News Local News WBZTVÃâà...
Democracy Now!
April 25, 2018
A new Politico cover story reveals how an ABC journalist named Lisa Howard conducted a secret liaison with Cuba's Fidel Castro, eventually establishing a secret back channel between Castro's office and the White House. For more, we speak with Peter Kornbluh, who directs the Cuba DocumentationÃâà...
The Independent
April 22, 2018
In the rugged Sierra Maestra mountains near where Fidel Castro made his hideout as he led a guerrilla uprising in the late 1950s, Cubans say they are still grateful for the land reforms and modern amenities his leftist revolution brought. Fidel Castro's younger brother, Raul Castro, 86, steped down asÃâà...
POLITICO Magazine
April 21, 2018
She opened it and saw the man she had been waiting for: Fidel Castro, the 37-year-old leader of the Cuban revolution and one of America's leading Cold War antagonists. “You may be the prime minister, but I'm a very important journalist. How dare you keep me waiting,” Howard declared with mock anger.
ABC News
April 19, 2018
In the rugged Sierra Maestra mountains near where Fidel Castro made his hideout as he led a guerrilla uprising in the late 1950s, Cubans say they are still grateful for the land reforms and modern amenities his leftist revolution brought to the area.
Xinhua
March 29, 2018
HAVANA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- More than a million people have visited Fidel Castro's mausoleum in eastern Cuba since it opened in December 2016, including several world leaders and international celebrities, state daily Granma said on Thursday. Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa wasÃâà...
CNN
March 28, 2018
King had nothing to say when hundreds of Miami Cubans went out into the street waving Cuban flags to celebrate Fidel Castro's death, so I can only assume his decision to mock Gonzalez's deployment of the Cuban flag was a politically motivated attempt to undermine her powerful statements on gunÃâà...
Prensa Latina
March 28, 2018
Guantanamo, Cuba Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Delegates participating in the 10th Meeting of Educators Guantanamo-Dominican Republic highlighted today the role of Fidel Castro in the creation of the Association of Educators of Cuba and the Association of Educators of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Times Now
March 23, 2018
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro will be honoured with the Nishan-e-Pakistan for rendering unwavering services to the South Asian country. The awards will be presented by the President of Pakistan. The Cuban ambassador to Pakistan will receive the Nishan-e-Pakistan for Castro at a formalÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 17, 2018
The firebrand human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir will be conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz award on Pakistan Day in recognition of her public services for the country, according to a press release issued on Saturday. The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as the Head of State, will beÃâà...
Economic Times
March 8, 2018
The Canadian government was recently forced to deny a rumour that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's real father. Here are other twisted stories revolving around the lineage of some of the most popular world leaders. 1/5. AgenciesÃâà...
Miami Herald
February 28, 2018
Fifteen months after the passing of Fidel Castro, Cuba has taken the first step toward creating an institution dedicated to preserving the work and legacy of the former leader. State media reported this week that Cuba formed a working group and convened about 30 people from various disciplines andÃâà...
POLITICO Magazine
February 24, 2018
Spies, sex, Mafia hit men and James Bond-like killing devices. They sound like the stuff of an Ian Fleming novel or a movie thriller. But these are true-life details from America's first foray into the assassination business—a rather messy affair, as 007 might say. They can be found, many for the first time,Ãâà...
NYU Local
February 23, 2018
New World University: Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro's Son. Come on, that resemblance is ... Theory: Rumor has it that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the son of former PM Pierre Trudeau, but is instead the illegitimate son of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro instead. Apparently, Margaret TrudeauÃâà...
OregonLive.com
February 18, 2018
A persistent internet rumor has led Canada's government to officially deny that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the love child of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The Associated Press reported the denial Sunday and added that “Cuba has never claimed it and Trudeau's parents never visited Cuba untilÃâà...
TIME
February 17, 2018
A story claiming that Fidel Castro was the father of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not true. The Canadian government denied it, Cuba has never claimed it and Trudeau's parents never visited Cuba until several years after Justin Trudeau was born. The Feb. 1 suicide of Castro's oldest son,Ãâà...
New York Times
February 15, 2018
Nearly 18 years have passed since the artist and activist Tania Bruguera first mounted — or attempted — “Untitled (Havana, 2000)” at the 7th Havana Biennial. Critical of the post-revolutionary politics of Cuba, it was shut down by censors within hours. Much has changed in the interim. Fidel Castro, theÃâà...
iNews
December 31, 1999
He was then overthrown by the revolution of 1959, when Fidel Castro made Cuba a communist state. I make my trip to Cuba 10 years after Castro, the revolutionary, stood down as leader, and as the country bids farewell to his brother Raul, the fellow revolutionary who took over from him. But the majority ofÃâà...
POLITICO.eu
December 31, 1999
She opened it and saw the man she had been waiting for: Fidel Castro, the 37-year-old leader of the Cuban revolution and one of America's leading Cold War antagonists. “You may be the prime minister, but I'm a very important journalist. How dare you keep me waiting,” Howard declared with mock anger.
Palm Beach Daily News
December 31, 1999
Some of the most influential people in the history of Florida include household names such as Henry Flagler, Walt Disney and … Fidel Castro? According to a new book from former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and co-author Laura Mize, the late Cuban dictator's unlikely role in molding the Sunshine StateÃâà...
ABC News
December 31, 1999
Fidel Castro's government initially executed or imprisoned many foes, and veered to Soviet-backed socialism in the early 1960s. Cuba backed revolutions across Latin America, and while most of those failed, the Castros' resistance to U.S. domination inspired millions across the continent and beyond.
CNN
December 31, 1999
Her dad sought refuge from Fidel Castro's regime by moving to New York in 1968. Her mother is a math tutor and worries about her: In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," mom, Beth, reminded viewers that Gonzalez is still young despite the strength she's displaying: "It's like she built herself a pair of wingsÃâà...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
McNeese State will host Alina Fernandez, the daughter of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Fernandez will present a reading from her book titled “Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28th, in the Tritico Theatre as part of the 2018Ãâà...
NBC 6 South Florida
December 31, 1999
Marita Lorenz was just 19 when she met and fell in love with Fidel Castro. It was February 27, 1959. The Cuban revolution had just taken over. She sailed into Havana Harbor aboard the German ship her father captained. “I didn't even know he was in power. He could have been a mechanic somewhere,”Ãâà...
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