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Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly half a century as Cuba’s maximum leader, bedeviling 11 U.S. presidents and briefly pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, died Friday. He was 90. |
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The service, entitled 1916 A Remembrance, will take place at St Mary Magdelene Church in Woodstock on Sunday, at 3pm. The event costing £20 will raise funds for the Park Street museum and for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association. Those taking part include actor Edward Fox, BBC arts.... |
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HAVANA: Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution — including his own. While brother Raul was his closest confidant and successor as president, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel a “monster” to whom she hadn’t spoken in more than four decades. |
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The call by the Teachers’ Trade Unions for parents, teachers, pupils and students to remain at home from November 21, following an indefinite strike declared by Anglophone teachers was very successful in the Northwest Region. Other commercial activities, Government offices and private enterprises functioned unperturbed. |
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WELL-known radio sports commentator Michael O’Muircheartaigh was awarded the Fitzgerald Bible Award in Bruff this week. Organised by the Bruff Heritage he received the award from Mayor of Limerick City and County Cllr Kieran O’Hanlon for his outstanding contribution as a broadcaster and also in.... |
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Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution – including his own. While brother Raul was his closest confidant and successor as president, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel a “monster” to whom she hadn’t spoken in more than four decades. |
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HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro's rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution — including his own. While brother Raul was his closest confidant and successor as president, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel a "monster".... |
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Eldest son Fidelito, long Castro’s only officially recognized child, was a nuclear scientist in Cuba. Eldest daughter Alina Fernandez, born from an affair with a married socialite who remained on the island decades later, blasted her father on exile radio from Miami. |
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HAVANA – Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution — including his own. While brother Raul was his closest confidant and successor as president, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel a “monster” to whom she hadn’t spoken in more than four decades. |
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Eldest son Fidelito, long Castro’s only officially recognized child, was a nuclear scientist in Cuba. Eldest daughter Alina Fernandez, born from an affair with a married socialite who remained on the island decades later, blasted dad on exile radio from Miami. |
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HAVANA — Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution — including his own. While brother Raul was his closest confidant and successor as president, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel a “monster” to whom she hadn’t spoken in more than four decades. |
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