Tag: Fidel Castro
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Hemingway today~I
Hemingway’s comradeship with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, and his long sojourns in Cuba, made him the iconic flag-bearer of democracy, equality and a spokesperson for the wretched of the earth.
July 27, 2021 -
Cuba appoints Manuel Marrero Cruz as its first PM in over 40 years
Marrero served as tourism minister from 2004, late in revolutionary hero Fidel Castro's administration, continuing in the post under Fidel's brother Raul and the current president, Diaz-Canel.
December 22, 2019 -
President Kovind pays tribute to Fidel Castro in Cuba
President Kovind arrived here yesterday on the last leg of his three-nation tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba.
June 22, 2018 -
Cuba Post-Castro
It is an irony of modern history that such despots as Stalin and Mao among the Communist dictators and Franco and Salazar among the non-communist ones, are forgotten immediately after their passing. It is an irony too that even after the exit of the Castros, the relatively younger successor has pledged to continue with their...
May 4, 2018 -
End of era in Cuba as Castro hands torch to Diaz-Canel
Cuba is poised for the end of an era today as President Raul Castro steps down, formally handing power to his long-time deputy Miguel Diaz-Canel – and thereby ending his family's six-decade grip on the island.
April 19, 2018 -
‘Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide’
The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide on Friday, state media reported. He was 68 years old. “Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning,” Cuba’s official newspaper Granma reported. “Fidelito” — as he...
February 2, 2018 -
Fidel Castro’s signed cigar box may fetch $20,000 at auction
A signed wooden box, containing a set of 24 cigars from the personal collection of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, is expected to fetch $20,000 at an auction in the US.The Trinidad Fundadores cigar box retains its “Republica de Cuba” cigar warranty seal, which has been re-adhered to the cover. The box contain 24 cigars, and...
January 2, 2018 -
India lauds Fidel Castro in UN homage to revolutionary leader
Paying tributes to Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro, India said Cubans have achieved notable success in education and healthcare under his leadership despite outside pressures and Havana's struggle for the global south brought it and the Caribbean island nation together. "Fidel Castro indeed towered on the global stage. Under his leadership the people of Cuba...
December 21, 2016 -
Emulate the icon
When a substantial section of the Indian people are making such a public display of their veneration of a former chief minister it might appear inappropriate to draw attention to a call to shun personality-politics. Yet the fact that the desire to avoid hero-worship was expressed by a universally-acclaimed icon makes it imperative to highlight...
December 9, 2016 -
Cuba will ban naming of monuments after Fidel
Cuban President Raul Castro has said that his government will prohibit the naming of streets or public monuments after his brother Fidel in keeping with the former leader’s desire to avoid the development of a personality cult. The younger Castro told a crowd gathered to pay homage to Fidel Castro in the eastern city of...
December 4, 2016 -
Modi, Mukherjee condole Fidel Castro’s death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the death of Cuban revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, who died on Saturday at the age of 90. “India mourns the loss of a great friend. I extend my deepest condolences to the government and the people of Cuba on the sad...
November 26, 2016 -
When Castro gave a bear hug to a surprised Indira Gandhi
Fidel Castro, the iconic Cuban revolutionary leader who died on Saturday, will be remembered in India for his close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family and especially his “sisterly” ties with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi – which he sealed with a bear hug during the Non-Aligned Summit in New Delhi in 1983. At the...
November 26, 2016 -
When Castro gave a bear hug to a surprised Indira Gandhi
Fidel Castro, the iconic Cuban revolutionary leader who died on Saturday, will be remembered in India for his close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family and especially his “sisterly” ties with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi – which he sealed with a bear hug during the Non-Aligned Summit in New Delhi in 1983. At the...
November 26, 2016