Another Barbarian About to Meet His Maker
Ailing Castro Transfers PowersCuban Leader Has Surgery,
Cedes Interim Control to Brother
By Manuel Roig-FranziaWashington Post Foreign ServiceTuesday, August 1, 2006; A14
Cuban President Fidel Castro, a nemesis of the U. S. government for more than four decades, temporarily relinquished power on Monday for the first time in his long reign, saying he had undergone intestinal surgery.
Castro, whose government said he was hospitalized in Havana because of stress-related gastrointestinal bleeding, appointed his brother, Raul Castro, as temporary president of Cuba, leader of the nation's military and head of the Communist Party. A Cuban government source said late Monday night that while Castro's condition is serious, he is expected to recuperate. to read the rest of this story go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101130_pf.html
Cedes Interim Control to Brother
By Manuel Roig-FranziaWashington Post Foreign ServiceTuesday, August 1, 2006; A14
Cuban President Fidel Castro, a nemesis of the U. S. government for more than four decades, temporarily relinquished power on Monday for the first time in his long reign, saying he had undergone intestinal surgery.
Castro, whose government said he was hospitalized in Havana because of stress-related gastrointestinal bleeding, appointed his brother, Raul Castro, as temporary president of Cuba, leader of the nation's military and head of the Communist Party. A Cuban government source said late Monday night that while Castro's condition is serious, he is expected to recuperate. to read the rest of this story go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101130_pf.html
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