FIDEL CASTRO JUST STEPPED DOWN
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G'night Fidel
ALL HAIL RAUL
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/index.html (CNN) -- Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba's military on Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma. Fidel Castro, shown in an undated file photo, took power in Cuba in 1959 and reigned with an iron hand. 1 of 2 Castro, 81, temporarily handed power to his younger brother Raul Castro in July 2006 after undergoing intestinal surgery. He hasn't been seen in public since his surgery, but he has appeared in numerous videos and photos in state media.In December 2007, a Cuban television news anchor read a letter reportedly written by Fidel Castro promising he would not "cling to office" or be an impediment to rising young leaders. Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and has ruled the island nation ever since, governing the first communist nation in the Western Hemisphere. Fidel Castro captured the world's attention and imagination at 32 when the bearded revolutionary led a band of guerillas that overthrew a corrupt dictatorship -- and then became an irritating thorn in Washington's paw by embracing communism and cozying up to the Soviet Union.For the next 47 years, Castro reigned in Havana with an iron hand, outlasting nine American presidents and defying a punishing U.S. economic embargo designed to dislodge him.
ALL HAIL RAULhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/index.html (CNN) -- Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba's military on Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma. Fidel Castro, shown in an undated file photo, took power in Cuba in 1959 and reigned with an iron hand. 1 of 2 Castro, 81, temporarily handed power to his younger brother Raul Castro in July 2006 after undergoing intestinal surgery. He hasn't been seen in public since his surgery, but he has appeared in numerous videos and photos in state media.In December 2007, a Cuban television news anchor read a letter reportedly written by Fidel Castro promising he would not "cling to office" or be an impediment to rising young leaders. Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and has ruled the island nation ever since, governing the first communist nation in the Western Hemisphere. Fidel Castro captured the world's attention and imagination at 32 when the bearded revolutionary led a band of guerillas that overthrew a corrupt dictatorship -- and then became an irritating thorn in Washington's paw by embracing communism and cozying up to the Soviet Union.For the next 47 years, Castro reigned in Havana with an iron hand, outlasting nine American presidents and defying a punishing U.S. economic embargo designed to dislodge him.
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whats next for Cuba?
McDonalds, theme bars and wifi hotspots?
He didn't really control the mic - he just had Cuba on lock, or "locked Cuba", prompting some to make an analogy between their ability to control the mic and Castros Cuba-locking skills.
Me neither, and while the man's still alive, I don't expect he'll be pulling a last minute Franco and declare democracy.
???I am not saying goodbye to you,??? Castro wrote. ???I only wish to fight as a soldier of ideas.???
That dude is a loose cannon.
Yeah, but he's also 76, so I wouldn't worry about him executing any long-term plans.
there are positives and negatives to castro's cuba
i'm glad he's stepping off. hopefully raul will introduce some reforms and ease some basic rights. but i wont hold my breath
More like end of a few eras... just think of everything that has happened in US history since he's been in power. Now THAT is lasting power!
saying.
I missed one of his speeches by one day when I was there in 2003. damn.
"History will absolve me..." We'll see I guess.
PS this could mean he's already dead.
I got Mugabe and Gaddafi/Qaddafi/Kaddafy/Quaddafi/Gadaffi
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yeah I always thought they should have their own website or something.
Soon to be seen on tour with Gwen Stefani!
This is a strong case for imposing totalitarianism.