FIDEL CASTRO ARCHIVE
Cuban President Fidel Castro is pictured in this July 26, 1984 file photo during celebrations in Cienfuegos, Cuba marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Cuban Revolution. (UPI Photo/FILE)
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Fidel Castro, will officially step down as the communist party's first secretary, paving the way for the election of his brother, Raul. We look back at Fidel Castro's 45 years as leader of the island nation in this collection from the UPI archives.
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HAVANA, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance in Havana in conjunction with the publication of his memoirs, officials said.
HAVANA, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appeared in fine fettle when he presented his 1,000-page memoir to a select audience in Havana.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Brazil is easing Cuba into the free market economy with a generous package of aid in cash and kind and joint projects.
HAVANA, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Cuban President Raul Castro convened the country's first "National Conference" in a half century this weekend to approve term limits for presidents.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- There were momentary displays of temper Thursday when Republican presidential hopefuls engaged in the final debate before Florida's presidential primary.
HAVANA, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Cuba will release some 2,900 jailed political prisoners with pardons, President Raul Castro announced.
MARIANNA, Fla., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The first of the "Cuban Five" -- five men imprisoned for spying on anti-Fidel Castro groups -- has been released in Florida after 13 years in prison.
MIAMI, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The first of five Cuban spies is set to be released from prison in Florida, but he will not be able to return to Cuba for three years.
HAVANA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro called U.S. President Barack Obama "stupid" for saying Cuba needs to make changes to improve relations with the United States.
HAVANA, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- New photos of former Cuban President Fidel Castro have appeared on the official Cuban Web site amid rumors he was terminally ill or had died.
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