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25 Feb 2008, 9:16 am
[JURIST] The Cuban National Assembly on Sunday, by a unanimous show of hands, officially voted Raul Castro [BBC profile], 76, to the position of president, and also chose Jose Ramon Machado Ventura [GlobalSecurity profile], 76, as the first vice president. [read post]
6 Aug 2011, 7:27 pm
Cuba's president, Raul Castro, gave a speech (full text) to Cuba's Parliament (Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power) on Monday, reviewing economic and other developments in recent months. [read post]
26 Nov 2016, 3:58 am
FIDEL CASTRO IS DEAD AT AGE 90*Cuban President Raul Castro has announced the death of his brother Fidel Castro on Cuban state media. [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 12:00 pm
Cuban President Raul Castro declared that his government will not allow the naming of streets or public monuments after Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, keeping with his brother’s desire to avoid a personality cult. [read post]
24 Feb 2008, 12:51 am
CNN is reporting that Cuba's National Assembly has named Raul Castro, Fidel Castro's younger brother, as the country's president. [read post]
19 Dec 2008, 6:37 am
When asked in the Brazilian capital about Cuban political dissidents, President Raul Castro responded by proposing an exchange. [read post]
25 Dec 2011, 8:57 am
Just in time for the holidays, Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Friday that that the Cuban government will grant amnesty to 2,900 prisoners. [read post]
3 Dec 2008, 6:00 am
Last week end, Cuban President Raul Castro sat in the front row at a 3-hour mass beatifying Cuban Friar Jose Olallo Valdes. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 10:44 am
Raul Castro is resigning as President of Cuba. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 9:38 am
In the most significant change in US policy toward Cuba since the 1960s, President Obama and Raul Castro spoke Tuesday (the first direct communication between a US and Cuban leader since 1961) about normalizing relations. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 6:36 am
Why, go into business for themselves, says President Raul Castro,... [read post]
26 Nov 2016, 8:10 pm
He started turning over his power to his brother Raul a decade ago, and Raul Castro remains Cuba’s leader in a dynastic move of sorts. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 11:26 am
Castro held power in Cuba for almost half a century, until his brother Raul Castro took over for him in 2008, due to illness.Jorge Luis Romeu, Ph.D., came to the United States from Cuba in 1980.Provided photo Castro's death triggered many world-wide demonstrations. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 7:10 pm
Carter spent hours talking about improving ties with brothers Raul and Fidel Castro, describing the latter as an “old friend. [read post]
30 Apr 2008, 7:26 am
Past Monday, new Cuban President Raul Castro announced that all death sentences had been commuted to prison terms of 30 years to life, with the exception of 3 people charged with terrorism. [read post]
30 May 2015, 7:38 am
In December Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro [JURIST news archive] stated they would take steps to restore diplomatic relations that were severed in 1961 by the US. [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 3:13 pm
KEYWORDS: cuba; fidel castro; anti-castro; embargo; trade; tourism; With 80-year-old Fidel Castro temporarily turning over power to his brother Raul, many countries around the world--including the U.S. [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 8:06 am
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) [advocacy website; CPJ report], Human Rights First (HRF) [advocacy website; press release] and other groups urged new Cuban President Raul Castro [JURIST report] to release 55 [read post]
24 Dec 2011, 11:51 am
The announcement was motivated by humanitarian concerns [AP report], in an effort by President Raul Castro to establish good will in anticipation of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba scheduled for next spring. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 10:21 am
" AI called on President Raul Castro [BBC profile] to invite UN experts and human rights organizations into the country to [read post]
