| 单词 | Fidel Castro |
| 例句 | In 1959, a rebel force led by Fidel Castro had overthrown the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, an authoritarian leader supported by the United States and by the many American companies doing business on the island. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His personal impressions of the new American president may well have led the Soviet leader into making a bold and risky move with the Soviets' newest ally, Fidel Castro. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z With a bellicose finger, he jabbed at a picture of Fidel Castro. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeide and Baba had a fabric store in Cuba, but Fidel Castro took it away when he decided everything should be owned by the government. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Khrushchev viewed a new alliance with Cuba as a chance to extend Soviet influence to America's backyard; Fidel Castro welcomed the chance to bolster his defenses against his aggressive American neighbor. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s a long way from her interview with Fidel Castro in 1977. Barbara Walters retires: So long to one of America’s last great listeners on TV As your eyes adjust, you see four naked men along the wall and video propaganda images of Fidel Castro. 16 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z As Fidel Castro’s power waned, Cubans grappled with the aftermath, from scarce supplies to neighborhood informants. The 10 books to read — and gift — in December 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z As a prelude, the “Evening News” followed Gorbachev to Cuba in April, suspecting the cash-strapped leader might cut aid to Fidel Castro. How CBS stole the show in covering Tiananmen Square "Revolution" in Cuba is a reference to the uprising that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista and brought Fidel Castro to power 51 years ago. Cuba's Silvio Rodriguez set to play Carnegie Hall 2010-05-06T16:37:00Z His close friends included Fidel Castro who, in later years, joked, "Niemeyer and I are the last communists of this planet." Oscar Niemeyer obituary 2012-12-06T00:35:38Z But that rich trade was essentially shut down when the United States severed diplomatic and commercial ties with Cuba and its Communist leader, Fidel Castro, in the early 1960s. In Havana, Jam Sessions With a Master Trumpeter 2010-10-10T21:33:00Z Had he lived in another century, Martí would undoubtedly have had the same collision with Fidel Castro. ‘José Martí,’ by Alfred J. López 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z When news broke this month that actor James Franco would play Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the upcoming film “Alina of Cuba,” a wave of backlash ensued. How James Franco as Castro highlights exclusion of Latinos in Hollywood 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Nydia — whose father was a military attache in the United States for Cuba’s Batista regime before it was toppled by Fidel Castro — hosts Buddhist gatherings there. Roger Stone, a master of dark political arts, is playing the Russia scandal for all it’s worth 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Projects were discussed with Fidel Castro and the Shah of Iran that never made it to the water. No One Needs a Superyacht, but They Keep Selling Them 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z When Fidel Castro took power in 1959, however, he objected to the Americans’ continued presence at Guantanamo; he once called the base “a dagger plunged into the heart of Cuban soil.” An unlikely wildlife haven on controversial Guantanamo Bay 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z He was costumed by Gabriel Berry as a superhero, a cowboy in black and white, a Gatsby-like charmer and Fidel Castro. Offenbach's `La Perichole' ends NYC Opera season 2013-04-24T16:49:08Z Alicia Alonso, who overcame near-blindness to become a charismatic ballerina of unusual range and power, and who helped found what became, with Fidel Castro’s support, the National Ballet of Cuba, died on Thursday in Havana. Alicia Alonso, Star of Cuba’s National Ballet, Dies at 98 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z When Raúl Castro officially took over for his ailing brother Fidel Castro in 2008, the photographer began noticing the use of cellphones, computers and microwaves. Jeffrey Milstein's Cuba photographs to be published in new book 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z It was a trope beloved by Fidel Castro, who spent five decades honing the role of the righteous David defying the imperialist American Goliath. ‘José Martí,’ by Alfred J. López 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Broadway shows were popular in Cuba before the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, but what happened after that is unclear, an official from the National Council for Peforming Arts said. Broadway finds a new stage in an old venue: Cuba 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Its hero is a refugee from the revolution; it pokes fun at Che and Fidel Castro. Havana’s Vital Biennial Was Trumped by a Stifled Voice 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Mandela also embraced Fidel Castro and his Cuban Revolution, which served as inspiration for the ANC’s own aims. The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela 2013-12-12T12:35:00Z Recalling the 1962 Cuban missile crisis in that book, Khrushchev branded Fidel Castro a “hothead” who had beseeched Moscow to attack the United States. Jerrold Schechter, Who Procured Khrushchev’s Memoirs, Dies at 90 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Friends and peers describe him as looking like Ambrose Bierce, Charles Manson, Fidel Castro, “a cross between Noam Chomsky and Bluto.” Barry Crimmins’s Hard Truths 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Satirical Fidel Castro masks and books on human rights coexist with the complete works of Castro and Guevara, not just in Spanish, but also English, Italian, German and Turkish. Can one man’s Cuban road trip fix 56 years of cultural disconnect? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z A firm communist - and a personal friend of Cuban leader Fidel Castro - Niemeyer left the country during Brazil's military dictatorship and forged an international career in France. Architect Niemeyer dies aged 104 2012-12-06T16:30:31Z Revolution was an inherently Marxist concept for Guevara, who gave up his key role in building Fidel Castro’s new Cuba to fight for global communism, guerrilla-style. A 50-Year-Old Graphic Biography of Che Guevara That Still Feels Fresh 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro’s death last November was also a factor for people who had boycotted the island during his regime. Cuban Art Outshines Politics 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Walls across the country are emblazoned with murals glorifying him, Argentina's revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and other Latin American leftist icons. Venezuela protests spawn 'tear gas art' competition 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Brown tells the story of contemporary Cuba by following the cortège of Fidel Castro in late 2016 as it makes its way from Havana to Santiago and snapping pictures of the roadside crowds. New & Noteworthy 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z For example, when I was 16, we went to Cuba and met Fidel Castro. Sofia Coppola: 'Is this psychoanalysis?' 2010-12-01T21:30:00Z “And of course on more than one occasion the left-wing public has confused Granta with Granma,” the Cuban Communist Party newspaper that acts as Fidel Castro’s mouthpiece. Granta Expands Its Foreign Editions 2012-09-03T19:50:24Z In 2007, to cite just one example, the CIA released documents that revealed the agency’s collaboration with the Cosa Nostra in a failed 1960 attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro. How 'Suicide Squad' Recalls a Chapter in American History 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z He later painted the portraits of several world leaders, including Indira Gandhi and Fidel Castro. Ilya Glazunov, Painter Entranced by Russia’s Past, Dies at 87 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Even Playboy opened its pages to thought-provoking interviews with Eldridge Cleaver, Malcolm X and Fidel Castro while sprinkling in at least a few pictorials featuring Playmates of color. As Men Are Canceled, So Too Their Magazine Subscriptions 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z She was born in Cuba to an army officer who, she said in a phone interview, fought the rebel forces of Fidel Castro, a prime pedigree for many Cuban-Americans in Miami. Lourdes Lopez to Succeed Edward Villella in Dance Company 2012-04-03T21:54:48Z Chico’s jealous girlfriend, his roving eye, a sugar-daddy promoter from up north, and antiphonal political forces named Jim Crow and Fidel Castro — all conspire to keep the lovers apart and the audience’s eyes damp. Movie Review: ?Chico & Rita,? Animated Film About Cuba and Its Music 2012-02-09T22:30:37Z Many inconsistencies abound in 2017 Cuba: Less than a month after the death of Fidel Castro, the loss hasn’t settled. The sort-of Rum Diaries, 2017: Post-Castro Cuba is a crumbling gem with touches of modernity 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Premier Fidel Castro nationalized the course in 1961 to create a campus of five art schools. Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z For years, the United States naval base there seemed like an isolated vestige of the Cold War – defying the occasional threat from Fidel Castro to shut it down. Memorial for America’s conscience 2012-05-24T20:20:00Z “If you had to choose between Fidel Castro or Don King, who do you think would be worse fighting for?” Sparring with Mike Tyson 2012-08-09T04:48:00Z He witnessed the secret U.S. bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War and received a tour of the Bay of Pigs from Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Former newspaperman Robert S. Boyd dies at age 91 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z U.S.-produced musicals were disallowed in Cuba after the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. Cuba to stage 'Rent' - first Broadway musical in more than 50 years 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z His turn away from the Cuban government coincided with Fidel Castro’s decision to step down that year, to be succeeded by his brother, Raúl, who promised significant reforms. Pablo Milanés, Troubadour of the Cuban Revolution, Dies at 79 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z In this, he was not unlike Fidel Castro, whom he had met and hosted in Harlem a few years previously. Malcolm X at Oxford: 'They're going to kill me soon' 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Fidel Castro resuscitated the ballet soon after he took power in 1959. Fernando Alonso, a Founder of Cuban Ballet, Dies at 98 2013-08-03T01:42:20Z His speeches were rich in images and ideas – precursors to the remarkable but incontinent style of Chávez or Fidel Castro. Bolívar by Marie Arana – review 2013-06-15T15:00:01Z I don't think Fidel Castro is going to meet his maker. Surging Gingrich draws fire from rivals 2012-01-24T03:46:00Z Despite his Communist beliefs -- he was a guest of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at several official functions -- Saramago said he did not write to serve ideology or political activism. Nobel-winning Portuguese author Saramago dies at 87 2010-06-19T02:24:00Z The travel ban goes back to 1960, shortly after Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba. U.S. makes visiting Cuba easier for Americans 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Cuba’s forgotten champ Topics: Boxing, Brazil, , Cuba, Fidel Castro, In Old Havana, the street names that pre-date the revolution offer a glimpse into the city’s state of mind. Cuba’s forgotten champ 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z His arguments influenced and inspired Trotsky, Gandhi, Fidel Castro and, of course, Nelson Mandela. Freedom fighter 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Along with mind control, he was involved in a series of schemes to poison Fidel Castro. When the C.I.A. Was Into Mind Control 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Its protagonist starts out pro-Communist but ends up so disillusioned that he tries to assassinate Fidel Castro. Leon Ichaso, Whose Films Explored Latino Identity, Dies at 74 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The title of his latest was inspired by “The Autobiography of Fidel Castro,” a novel that in turn took its name from Gertrude Stein’s “Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.” | 'The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu': ?Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu,? by Andrei Ujica - Review 2011-09-08T23:07:41Z One number on it, sung from the point-of-view of Fidel Castro, suggests "that the thing that defines a successful long-term dictator is what they wear." The Bobs, now Seattle-based, celebrate 30th birthday 2012-08-22T23:14:03Z But she was also a plotter alongside her husband, seeking the support of Fidel Castro to overthrow Panama's government in 1959 in a conspiracy that one British official called "highly reprehensible and irresponsible." Ballerina's clumsy role in coup attempt detailed 2010-05-30T05:46:00Z The brother of former Cuban president Fidel Castro told Penn he would be open to meeting with Barack Obama should he win his presidential election, according to the article published by The Nation. Sean Penn Was a Journalist Long Before 'El Chapo' Interview 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z He took over in 2008 after his brother Fidel Castro, who had governed Cuba since leading the 1959 revolution, became seriously ill. Cuba's Santeria priests wax positive as transition from Castros begins 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z When asked how a European beard compares with that of Fidel Castro, Mr. Rubisel turned reverent. Forget Retro. The Men of Havana Embrace the Reggaeton Look. 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But after the rise of Fidel Castro’s socialist government in the 1960s, the signs were seen as grossly commercial. Havana's vintage neon glows again: How an L.A. project helped turn on the lights 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The commission, reported by bdonline, will convert the abandoned School of Ballet, which was set up as one of four national arts schools by Fidel Castro, but was never completed. ArtsBeat: Norman Foster to Design Ballet School in Cuba 2012-06-21T20:26:46Z The man widely known as "Gabo" became a hero to the Latin American left as an early ally of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and a critic of Washington's violent interventions from Vietnam to Chile. Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2014-04-17T20:36:08Z The march was peaceful, with different generations standing together and, unlike past marches, few angry shouts against Fidel Castro, the island nation's longtime leader. Gloria Estefan leads march for Cuban dissidents 2010-03-25T23:25:00Z Fidel Castro’s death marks a potentially transformative moment in Cuba — especially for its artists, who might might feel freer to explore new terrain now that the revolutionary icon is gone. Essential Arts & Culture: The Bard and Harry Potter, art after Fidel, John M. Miller's passing 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z As well as slaughters and still lifes, the exhibition is filled with posters, scarves, copies of telegrams from Fidel Castro and commendations from the Russian politburo. Picasso: War, peace and a life of extremes 2010-05-19T20:29:00Z Kennedy’s administration backed a failed attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fidel Castro. John F. Kennedy, an always youthful president, would be 100 this month 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Americans are limited to educational shore excursions, all of which are optional, including visits to Fidel Castro’s birthplace, the mountains of Baconao Park, the Spanish colonial city of Trinidad and Havana via a vintage auto. A New Cruise to Cuba 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z In these pieces, Vargas Llosa considers the dubious legacies of leaders such as Fidel Castro and Augusto Pinochet and Papa Doc Duvalier. A Pulpy New Novel and Juiceless Old Essays From Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z He was outspoken in his admiration for Fidel Castro, although he was glad to find a joke in United States tensions with Cuba. Irwin Corey, Comedian and ‘Foremost Authority,’ Dies at 102 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Assayas’s “Wasp Network,” which unfolds a little later, takes place in Cuba and Miami, following a complicated spy game undertaken by defectors and double agents variously trying to overthrow and defend Fidel Castro’s revolution. Old Masters and Fresh Surprises at the New York Film Festival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Once a supporter of Fidel Castro, he upset leftist fans by denouncing the Cuban leader as a despot. Mario Vargas Llosa surprised and delighted by Nobel prize win 2010-10-07T17:47:00Z There’s a Hemingway archive containing a doll figure of Fidel Castro, cherubic face swallowed by a curly black beard, and a stand dedicated to ephemera of the occult. 'It cuts across time': a peek into the world of antiquarian books 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Rebels allied with a young Fidel Castro burst into the street outside Havana's Government Palace as soldiers loyal to strongman Fulgencio Batista rain gunfire from above. Hemingway pic a rare Hollywood moment in Cuba 2014-05-07T13:05:19Z Or the time he traveled to Haiti with Graham Greene and Truman Capote, with whom he subsequently visited Cuba, where they all went to the movies with Fidel Castro. For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z During her long career, Walters was known for her interviews on U.S. television with world leaders including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Saddam Hussein of Iraq and every U.S. president since Richard Nixon. TV journalist Barbara Walters announces retirement date 2014-04-07T16:35:42Z In 1961, Fidel Castro famously said that the interests of the Revolution were “above the newspapers.” The next frontier in Cuba: American press is seeping into the country, shaking up nation’s decades-long battle with free expression 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, upending life as they knew it in their home country. He recorded his Nana’s songs. Now, at 95, she’s nominated for a Latin Grammy. 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Which begins inside a car, in Havana in 2016, as the death of Fidel Castro is announced on state radio. Review: ‘Cuba and the Cameraman’ Lavishes Love on a Country … and Castro 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z But whence the Thatcherite drift of a man who had been an enthusiast for Fidel Castro in his youth? Mario Vargas Llosa: a life in writing 2012-06-15T21:55:18Z Mercedes’s family came from Cuba, where her father was arrested for trying to orchestrate an assassination of Fidel Castro. How two old-school Washington insiders became the cool kids of Trumpism 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z “This is the work of Fidel Castro,” Cruz says, alluding to the nation’s largely successful effort to banish illiteracy and make education free and universal. Can one man’s Cuban road trip fix 56 years of cultural disconnect? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered contingency plans for a military strike in order to "smash Castro" in response to former President Fidel Castro sending Cuban troops to Angola in 1975. Authors see chance for breakthrough in U.S.-Cuba relations 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The writer has long raised eyebrows for his friendship with Fidel Castro, and is even said to maintain a home in Havana not far from Mr. Castro’s. Love and Cartagena: Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez Dreamed Here 2010-04-29T22:16:00Z “In Miami, a few figures are regularly discussed by first name among people they have never actually met. One of them is Fidel Castro. Another is Edna Buchanan.” Sunday Reading: The Art of the Profile 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z On the night of November 25th, the owners of Versailles, Miami’s most famous Cuban restaurant, were at a Thanksgiving gathering when their phones buzzed with a news alert: Fidel Castro was dead. Life After Castro at Miami’s Most Famous Cuban Restaurant 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Ever since he was sidelined by illness from his role as Cuba’s leader in 2006, Fidel Castro loomed like a historical shadow. Art after Fidel: What Castro's passing means for a rising generation of Cuban artists 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z He points out that Americans ate better tomatoes, from Cuba, before Fidel Castro came to power. Books of The Times: That Perfect Florida Tomato, Cultivated for Bland Uniformity 2011-07-05T21:04:11Z After a few quiet years following accusations by five women, actor James Franco recently signed on to play Fidel Castro in the upcoming film “Alina of Cuba.” Analysis | Five years on, what happened to the men of #MeToo? 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Jon Lee Anderson, the New Yorker writer and author of a biography of Che Guevara, will publish a book about Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution with Penguin Press, the publisher announced. A Book on Fidel Castro From Jon Lee Anderson 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Fidel Castro’s grip on Cuba had tightened after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Perspective | Gordon Parks went back to Rio to save a boy’s life. What happened next was a lot more complicated. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The beard grows longer overnight when "The Fidel Castro Tapes" uses rare archival footage for a decades-spanning portrait of the controversial Cuban revolutionary-turned-dictator. TV This Week Aug. 31 - Sept 6: 'Houdini' on History 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Since Fidel Castro came to power, Cuba has been off-limits to casual American travelers, and any who tried to sneak in unofficially had to pray that Cuban customs officials wouldn’t stamp their passports. Destinations Await in the Summer’s Best Travel Books 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Each illustrates Fidel Castro violating a Hispanic beauty who embodies El Comandante’s Communist nation. Art Shines in a François Catroux–Designed Residence 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The company took off again after Fidel Castro took power on New Year's Day 1959 and began to lend both personal and financial support. Cuban ballerina Alonso to visit New York in June 2010-05-07T21:42:00Z The story started in 1961, when Fidel Castro and Che Guevara played a round of golf at the Havana Country Club. Can Foster and Acosta rescue Cuba's lost temple to ballet? 2012-11-25T00:05:43Z Still, it’s hard to resist raising a toast to a book that shows Lansky, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Muhammad Ali at a Little League Baseball game umpired by Fidel Castro. ‘How Sweet It Is!,’ by Thane Rosenbaum 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In the most fascinating section of this engrossing book, Server details how Rosselli was recruited for a secret plot to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba. Review | The incredible life of ‘Handsome Johnny,’ a gangster worthy of the movies 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Posted on a wall was a mug shot of its most notorious inmate, Fidel Castro — without a beard. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z "Killing Kennedy," which eschews the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, shows Oswald's violent temper, whether striking his wife, Marina, or fighting with Cuban emigres over his support for Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Fifty years after Dallas, 'Killing Kennedy' taps into life of Oswald 2013-11-07T13:03:08Z Music writer Betto Arcos has rounded up some of the best, most meaningful Cuban music from the various eras of the Fidel Castro regime. Essential Arts & Culture: China and Taiwan's music diplomacy, Ghost Ship fallout and Gary's Busey-isms 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Family folklore has it that he was named for Richard M. Nixon, his father’s favorite president, who took a strong stand against Fidel Castro. Richard Blanco, 2013 Inaugural Poet 2013-01-09T04:13:30Z A look back at public figures who died this year, with Prince, Muhammad Ali, Florence Henderson and Fidel Castro topping the list. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company’ and ‘Sense8: A Christmas Special’ 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Scattered shouts of "Viva Fidel" resounded in praise of Fidel Castro, who two years ago handed over power in Cuba to his brother Raul. Cuba singer Rodriguez wistful and polemical in U.S. show 2010-06-05T08:00:00Z Walters is known for her interviews on U.S. television with world leaders including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Saddam Hussein of Iraq and every U.S. president since Richard Nixon. U.S. TV journalist Barbara Walters announces retirement 2013-05-13T15:51:42Z After Fidel Castro seized power in 1959, and relations broke down between the United States and Cuba, the musical streams in the two countries began to diverge. Musical Dialogue Beyond Embargoes 2011-03-24T21:55:35Z There was also the Bay of Pigs, a U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba that was among several unsuccessful plots against Fidel Castro. Steve Sheinkin’s Explosive Sequel to ‘Bomb’ 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Writing your autobiography would seem to fall squarely in the category of the undelegatable; yet here we have an autobiography of Fidel Castro written by somebody else. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z From its first issue, it was critical of Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba, reflecting Mr. Silvers’s longtime support of human rights in the face of oppression. Robert Silvers, a founding editor of New York Review of Books, dies at 87 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The situation changed when Fidel Castro seized power on New Year’s Day 1959. Zilia Sánchez’s Island of Erotic Forms 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z He viewed the world from a left-wing perspective, bitterly opposing Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the right-wing Chilean dictator, and unswervingly supporting Fidel Castro in Cuba. Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2014-04-18T01:58:28Z Studies show that the average Cuban lost more than 12 pounds during what President Fidel Castro called the “special period in time of peace.” A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The next year, during the Cuban revolution, he interviewed Fidel Castro at his rebel base. Morton Silverstein, Documentarian Who Explored Social Ills, Dies at 86 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Coverage of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann’s trial, Che Guevara and Fidel Castro’s Cuba were among her other coups. World class: Remembering legendary travel writer Jan Morris 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z He was 18, had just dropped out of Colgate and was hoping to join Fidel Castro and his rebels in Cuba. Russell Banks Talks About ?Lost Memory of Skin? 2011-10-14T16:59:08Z After seeing the troupe perform in Canada in 1971, he wrote, “We may be so struck by the way they dance ‘Swan Lake’ that as a nation we may spontaneously demand Fidel Castro as president.” Fernando Alonso, a Founder of Cuban Ballet, Dies at 98 2013-08-03T01:42:20Z In the film, which is part adventurous lark and part character study, Ballesta controls the frame as the unassuming Urtubia, who began as a simple bricklayer and rose to confabbing with Fidel Castro. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Outside the stage area, the four-floor public space is overwhelmed by a clunky green staircase of Cuban “marble” — actually serpentine — donated by Fidel Castro, and a chandelier of 1,000 glass cubes. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z Cuban leader Fidel Castro let her reclaim some of her husband's documents and possessions in exchange for donating Hemingway's villa outside Havana and other belongings to the Cuban people. Dear Papa: Letters to Hemingway get crucial repair 2012-09-26T09:16:04Z With the unnerving Cuban missile crisis of 1962 two years in the past, Fidel Castro’s island nation had become less of a concern, and fears of nuclear conflict had abated. Everything you know about the 1960s is wrong 2012-11-24T14:00:00Z Szablowski interviews two of Fidel Castro’s former cooks who offer a single, benign criticism of the Cuban leader: He was a know-it-all. Review | What’s it like to cook for a dictator? A new book takes us inside the kitchens of Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot and more. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro’s repression of free speech, jailing of political prisoners, refusal to hold elections, travel restrictions and almost total ban on private enterprise have made thousands of Cubans desperate to leave. Change in U.S. policy toward Cuba dismantles an artifact of the Cold War 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z True, after the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro would throw the mob out of Havana – and Vegas would benefit from the gambling tourists Cuba lost. Bugsy: don't mention the flying eyeball 2011-03-10T08:00:00Z “Such people as — if you believe it or not — Fidel Castro, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sam Cooke, all those people stayed at the Dunbar Hotel.” The voices of U Street’s ‘Black Broadway’ days are fading. Time to hit record. In 1961 he sparked controversy with the documentary Si Cuba, a film that praised Fidel Castro, denounced America and was promptly banned in the US. French film-maker Chris Marker dies 2012-07-30T14:06:59Z Russell left after eight weeks, hitchhiking through a snowstorm with the romantic notion of joining Fidel Castro’s revolution in Cuba. Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z It belonged to a fellow Argentinian, a doctor four years his senior who was fighting alongside Fidel Castro in the mountains of south-eastern Cuba. Che Guevara's 'betrayer' tells his side of the story after 40 years 2013-07-03T13:53:10Z The Fidel Castro Tapes This new documentary compiles archival footage and photographs to explore the life and times of the controversial Cuban leader. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'The Fidel Castro Tapes' and more 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Cuban leader Fidel Castro was in the front row when Welsh rock band The Manic Street Preachers in 2001. The stars whose gigs courted controversy 2013-07-01T11:12:52Z Yet now I find myself linked not only with the Unabomber, but also Charles Manson and Fidel Castro. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z I visited Cuba once and on TV, Fidel Castro was shown entering a meeting saying: “Comrades, five minutes to make some remarks.” Slavoj Žižek: ‘We are all basically evil, egotistical, disgusting’ 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z And just days after the death of Fidel Castro, two HBO documentaries capture Cuba on the brink of change. What’s on TV Monday: Bob Dylan in ‘Dont Look Back’ and HBO Visits Cuba 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The letter from Fidel Castro to the American people read like this: When Castro Put Out the Welcome Mat for Americans in 1959 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z At that same gathering, the party named a leadership council without him on it for the first time in five decades, leaving Fidel Castro with no official position. Latin American singers honor Fidel Castro at 85 2011-08-12T20:54:09Z Vargas Llosa, who once ran for president in Peru on a conservative ticket, lamented the passing of his erstwhile rival, a friend of Cuba's Fidel Castro with left-leaning views. Peru's Vargas Llosa to take secret of Garcia Marquez spat to grave 2014-04-24T19:23:27Z A faint light at the tunnel’s end emanated from a television monitor showing footage of Fidel Castro. Tania Bruguera, an Artist in Havana, Has a Great New York Week 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The Caribbean island has dispatched medical brigades to disaster sites around the world since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. Cuban doctors proud to risk lives in mission to halt Ebola 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Another request came from a young teenage boy named Fidel Castro. Dear Mr. President: Kids have been sending letters to the White House for years 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Few have appropriated Martí as strategically as Fidel Castro, who deftly co-opted the poet’s credo of nationalism to justify decades of anti-Americanism. ‘José Martí,’ by Alfred J. López 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z And for the last half-century and more, Fidel Castro. Sure, It’s Castro and Cigars, but Cuba Is Coral and Crocodiles, Too 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z His friendship with Fidel Castro stoked the ire of the F.B.I. and swaths of the left distrusted his intentions. The Essential Gabriel García Márquez 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z But the Picasso who consorted with Soviet officials, who was photographed examining pictures of Stalin, who received telegrams from Fidel Castro, is only part of the story. Picasso nearly risked his reputation for Franco exhibition 2010-05-27T23:05:00Z And he refrained from snapping Fidel Castro with an exit sign positioned perfectly above his head, apparently to avoid conveying a simplistic message. René Burri, Photographer of Picasso and Che, Dies at 81 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z He took over in 2008 after his brother Fidel Castro, who had governed Cuba since leading the 1959 revolution, became seriously ill. Cuba's Santeria priests wax positive as transition from Castros begins 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro and Charles de Gaulle are among the many world leaders drawn cavorting against photographed backdrops of New York City streets. Mort Drucker, Master of the Mad Caricature, Is Dead at 91 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The last time an American show of its kind visited the country was in 1959, when Jack Paar of the Tonight Show met Fidel Castro. Conan O'Brien Brings His Show to Cuba 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The nostalgic, wistful scenes in impressionistic oil colors are by Virginia Schofield Reguero, who was 20 when she reached this country in August 1960, about 20 months after the triumph of Fidel Castro’s revolution. For two Cuban artists, divergent paths intersect at GALA Hispanic Theatre By then, I had already tried to kill Fidel Castro, the first time. The man who wanted JFK killed 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Any day they would all be reunited in Havana after Fidel Castro’s revolution crumbled. Gloria Estefan left Cuba as a young child, but the island defines her, and her music 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Yellow butterflies flitted around us as he fondly remembered the day Fidel Castro visited his high school in 1978. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Figures as different as Marilyn Monroe and Fidel Castro become real, sympathetic human beings. Art Review: Captured: A New York Minute, or One in Havana 2011-06-09T23:00:29Z He went on an extended riff that compared Biden’s America to Fidel Castro’s government, concluding by accusing Biden, who is Catholic, of persecuting Catholics. At nearby rally, Trump makes clear he doesn’t regret dodging debate 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The trade embargo was put in place following Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution and has remained largely unchanged, though some elements were stiffened by former President Donald Trump. U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Inspired by Fidel Castro, Alonso identified herself with his 1959 revolution and moved permanently to Cuba, becoming allies in popularizing ballet with strong government support for the renamed National Ballet of Cuba. Cuba's National Ballet celebrates 75th anniversary 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Although men have been in charge of the government since 1959, Fidel Castro emphasized including Cuban women in all aspects of life. ‘They are killing us’: Murders of women in Cuba are growing at an alarming rate 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z He held personal talks with President Fidel Castro in 1996, facilitating the release of three Cuban political prisoners, who then were reunited with relatives in Miami. Bill Richardson, U.S. diplomat and troubleshooter, dead at 75 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Beyond renting rooms to tourists or some small-scale services, such business was effectively frozen for decades following a ban by former leader Fidel Castro. As Cuba takes leap towards 'cashless' economy, entrepreneurs brace for impact 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The family had to go into exile after Fidel Castro confiscated their assets without compensation in 1960 but kept producing rum in distilleries in Puerto Rico and other places. Ukraine slaps Bacardi with ‘international war sponsor’ label over exports to Russia 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Before moving to Miami, Ramirez lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with his parents and grandparents, who left Cuba when Fidel Castro took power. Freddy Ramirez was known for being an even-tempered and compassionate cop. Then he snapped 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z On Monday, Cuba's foreign minister accused Washington of bearing "direct responsibility" in inciting the largest street protests seen in Cuba since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, which broke out two years ago. Cuba calls US nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay 'provocative escalation' 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Her parents supported Fidel Castro and, according to family lore, trafficked guns to his communist revolution in Cuba in the 1950s. From drag queens to inmates: The ACLU's battle for civil liberties in Southern California 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “This is what they do in Latin America,” said Madelin Munilla, 67, who came to Miami as a child when her parents fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Trump, other Republicans conjure a familiar enemy in attacking Democrats as ‘Marxists,’ ‘communists’ 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z His plan was to bring about change in Cuba, which had been led by Fidel Castro since 1959, from the bottom up. 'The Cuban regime killed my father' - dissident's daughter 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The proposal represented a defiant rebuke to the iron grip that Fidel Castro, the country’s leader at the time, held on Cuba. Cuban Government Is Responsible for Death of Dissident, Report Says 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Under former leader Fidel Castro, the jabs and antagonism often went both ways between Cuba and the embassy. U.S. gives Havana embassy a facelift after years of neglect 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba were put on ice shortly after Fidel Castro’s Communist regime came to power in 1959; the relations were only fully restored during President Barack Obama’s tenure. China to Build Station That Could Spy on U.S. from Cuba, Officials Say 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Cubans remain in jail after the protests, the largest since former leader Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro led a march of hundreds of thousands of Cubans through the streets of Havana in support of the amendment, in what many saw as an attempt to counter Payá's calls for more democracy. 'The Cuban regime killed my father' - dissident's daughter 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The United States imposed a trade embargo on Cuba shortly after Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, a relic of the Cold War which continues to complicate financial and banking transactions with the Caribbean island nation. EU remains Cuba´s top trade partner, committed to 'mutual respect,' top diplomat says 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In 1962, the US Central Intelligence Agency staged an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro, an event known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The CIA, for example, trained Cuban insurgents with the goal of overthrowing the Caribbean island’s communist government under Fidel Castro in 1961. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He was a friend and admirer of Cuba’s late communist dictator, Fidel Castro, and said the island nation’s embrace of communism has been beneficial. RFK Jr.’s unorthodox presidential bid exposes America’s deep dissatisfaction with Biden 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z He was a key ally of Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro and became a hero for communists worldwide. Che Guevara: Bolivian General Gary Prado Salmón who captured revolutionary dies 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Thousands of Cubans, many dressed in white, red and blue t-shirts, touting flags and brandishing posters of former leader Fidel Castro, arrived on the Malecon well before sunrise for an event scheduled for 7 a.m. Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Providing fuel to his detractors, Mr. Belafonte associated himself with oppressive left-wing leaders such as Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. Harry Belafonte, barrier-smashing entertainer and activist, dies at 96 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z When Fidel Castro failed to remove Batista from power legally by challenging the constitutionality of Batista’s seizure of power, he and his brother began to organize members of Cuba’s disgruntled working class. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Like Fidel Castro, he does not believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing his uncle, President John F. Kennedy. RFK Jr.’s unorthodox presidential bid exposes America’s deep dissatisfaction with Biden 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Cuba, which has been under a U.S. economic embargo since shortly after Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, has repeatedly expressed support for Russia in Ukraine and a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Russia´s Lavrov in Havana on Latam drive to shore up support 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z He had taken over from his brother, Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, in 2016. Cuba’s parliament ratifies President Díaz-Canel for new term 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Following the Cuban revolution in the 1950’s, Fidel Castro dismantled religious structures and expelled the priests who criticized his government. Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Given the choice between President Ronald Reagan and the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, he told a radio station, he would take Castro, because he had done more for the poor. Mel King, Whose Boston Mayoral Bid Eased Racial Tensions, Dies at 94 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The program follows a decision by Cuba's government in 2021 to lift a ban on private companies that had been in place since shortly after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. In pioneering workshops, U.S. trains Cuban entrepreneurs to do business 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z He shot a famous hug between Fidel Castro, the prime minister of Cuba, and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev when they visited the United Nations in 1960. Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Cuba, a long-time foe of the United States, swapped capitalism for socialism shortly after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, preferring state over private enterprise. U.S. farming businesses want Biden to allow more investment in Cuba 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z A sputtering economy has led to shortages of food, fuel, medicine, and electricity, contributing to protests in July of 2021 believed to be the largest since former leader Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Explainer: Cubans vote this week for 470 lawmakers. Here's how it works 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z While that rate is still modest in comparison to many Western democracies, it marks a drastic change from elections under former leader Fidel Castro, when nearly every Cuban of voting age typically cast a ballot. As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?' 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Cuba has been under a U.S. economic embargo since 1962 after a Communist revolution led by former leader Fidel Castro. Cuba's president meets CEO of Russia's Rosneft amid fuel shortage 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Among them was Rognierys Señaris Brito, a Cuban who volunteers at the shrine on her breaks from working as housekeeper for a woman who fled the island ahead of Fidel Castro’s takeover. Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrants 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Postings by group members support such figures and groups as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Karl Marx and the Black Panther Party. Construction begins on Nevada lithium mine despite fierce legal battles 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z He went to Cuba in 2002, met with Fidel Castro, then delivered a televised speech calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo. Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z But following the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959, the country became a one-party Communist state. How 2 friends from Cuba lost touch, then reunited in the U.S. — after 60 years 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Salazar, who often shares her personal story of her parents fleeing Cuba to escape the communist dictatorship of Fidel Castro, dared her Democratic colleagues to vote against the resolution. Anti-socialism resolution puts House Democrats on the spot 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Nash said the project is not political, but any collaboration between citizens of the United States and Cuba, neighbors at odds since Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, raises eyebrows. Award-winning U.S. saxophonist heads to Cuba for rare collaborative performance 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z She made a short film documentary about Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1972. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In 1975 she made a documentary film "Portrait of Fidel Castro," and for years was surrounded by rumours that she had had an affair with the Cuban leader. Gina Lollobrigida: From post-war film legend to artist 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In 1974, Fidel Castro hosted her as a guest in Cuba for 12 days as she worked on a photo reportage. Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z He spent hours reading about military strategy and revolutionary leaders like Mao Zedong, Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, they said. ‘A Wild Card’: Son of Uganda’s President Jostles to Succeed His Father 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z He hitchhiked south, with the plan of joining Fidel Castro’s communist rebellion in Cuba, but ultimately stopped in Florida. Russell Banks, novelist of the working class, dies at 82 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The information she provided also enabled Fidel Castro’s forces in 1996 to shoot down two U.S. planes flown by Cuban exiles who were assisting refugees fleeing the island by boat. U.S. intel analyst who spied for Castro released from prison after 20 years 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The rulings could fuel more lawsuits by Cuban exiles pursuing claims, which according to one estimate are worth $2 billion, over asset seizures under late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Cruise lines to appeal U.S court's big award to owner of Havana dock 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Ana Montes may not be a household name, but her espionage for Fidel Castro is among the most damaging in U.S. history. 10 noteworthy books for January 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z He didn’t emblazon his body with tattoos of revolutionary personalities Che Guevara and Fidel Castro like a great footballer who came after him, the Argentine, Diego Maradona. Perspective | Remember Pelé for who he was: A man who led change on the field, not off it 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Lula's new-found social awareness was ignited by reading books on race, slavery and hunger behind bars, as well as biographies of Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela, according to his website. Analysis: Jail time hardened Lula's resolve to tackle poverty over profit 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z She questioned presidents from Richard M. Nixon to Barack Obama, dictators from Fidel Castro to Bashar al-Assad, murderers and crooks, and stars of stage, screen and scandal. Barbara Walters, TV’s tireless pursuer of the newsmaker ‘get,’ dies at 93 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Central to his ascent and his 2010 election to the Senate was his personal story of being the son of Cuban immigrants, who Mr. Rubio repeatedly said had fled during Fidel Castro’s revolution. George Santos Is in a Class of His Own. But Other Politicians Have Embellished Their Resumes, Too. 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The team will be the first since Fidel Castro's 1959 Revolution to include Cuban players from both countries. Cuba says U.S. greenlights MLB players for World Baseball Classic 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Some of the documents — including one about Operation Mongoose, a covert government campaign to rid Cuba of Fidel Castro — included redactions. Thousands of Documents Relating to John F. Kennedy’s Assassination Are Released 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z When political unrest grew, Fidel Castro would publicly bid the agitators — he called them “degenerates” and “worms” — good riddance. ‘Cuba Is Depopulating’: Largest Exodus Yet Threatens Country’s Future 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Walters spent two years trying to arrange an interview with Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Barbara Walters, TV’s tireless pursuer of the newsmaker ‘get,’ dies at 93 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z She hobnobbed with Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and attended an international youth meeting organized by leftist student groups in North Korea in 1989. Hebe de Bonafini, 93, Who Rallied Mothers of ‘the Disappeared,’ Dies 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the charismatic icon of leftist revolution who thrust his Caribbean nation onto the world stage by provoking Cold War confrontation and defying U.S. policy through 11 administrations, has died. Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer and cultural ambassador for Castro's revolution, dies 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Milanés disagreed without dissenting, prodded without pushing, hewing to Fidel Castro’s notorious 1961 warning to Cuba’s intellectual class: “Within the Revolution, everything; outside the Revolution, nothing.” Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés dies at 79 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Milanes disagreed without dissenting, prodded without pushing, hewing to Fidel Castro’s notorious 1961 warning to Cuba’s intellectual class: “Within the Revolution, everything; outside the Revolution, nothing.” Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes dies at 79 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z In the 1970s, she joined a group of young leftists working on construction projects in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, the Venceremos Brigade. Karen Bass Becomes First Woman Elected as Los Angeles Mayor 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He had been a resistance fighter against Fidel Castro’s communist regime and of the five men in his squadron, he was the only one to survive retaliatory attacks. What golden years? California retirees lament the 'venom' coursing through American politics 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Cuban exiles who had lived under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro became staunch conservative voters who elected their own to influential offices. Miami-Dade County Was Once a Lock for Democrats. Not Anymore. 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The trade embargo was put in place following Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution and has remained largely unchanged, though some elements were stiffened by Trump. Cuba and U.S. spar over U.N. resolution calling to end embargo 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The embargo was imposed in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. U.N. votes overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. embargo of Cuba 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z In 1995, the same year he invited corporate executives and the Republican mayor and governor to Harlem to raise money for his development corporation, he hosted Fidel Castro at his church. The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Dynamic Harlem Pastor, Dies at 73 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He noted that at least one Hispanic radio host has compared DeSantis to former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. A swing state no more? GOP confidence grows in Florida 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z She told me the pain of seeing Havana’s thriving metropolis before Fidel Castro and communism turned her world upside down. Opinion | Jason Miyares: Why I created an Election Integrity Unit in Virginia 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The president had what Hastings calls a “murderous grudge” against Fidel Castro, and both Kennedy and his brother Robert were obsessed with regime change in Cuba. Opinion | The nuclear threat may be graver now than in the Cuban missile crisis 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z They were among the thousands who departed on rafts and boats after Fidel Castro said anyone who wanted to leave the island was free to flee. After Hurricane Ian took everything, one hard-hit block banded together 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Later an equally large group of hundreds of government supporters chanting "I am Fidel" - a reference to the late former leader Fidel Castro - followed behind the protesters on an adjacent street. Protests in Havana flare up for second night as blackouts persist 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z In the 1960s, Fidel Castro’s revolutionary government helped spread a wave of homophobia on the island when he packed gay men off to labor camps, a form of punishment and coercion to conform. Cuba Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Historic Vote 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z While Cuba was officially - and often militantly - atheist for decades after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro - Raul’s brother - it has become more tolerant of religions over the past quarter century. Cuba approves same-sex marriage in unusual referendum 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z In the early part of communist leader Fidel Castro's rule after the 1959 revolution, homosexual men and women were sent to work camps for supposed "re-education". Cuba Family Code: Country votes to legalise same-sex marriage 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z While Cuba was officially — and often militantly — atheist for decades after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro — Raul’s brother — it has become more tolerant of religions over the past quarter century. Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z An interactive display allows visitors to choose what they would do if facing persecution by Fidel Castro and other dictators. A new anti-communism museum in D.C. tallies 100 million victims of Marx’s ideology 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z In the 1960s, after the triumph of Fidel Castro’s revolution, the Communist government exalted the “new socialist man” and repressed dissidents of all kinds. Cuba sent gay men to work camps. Now it’s voting on same-sex marriage. 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Democratic sympathizers in Florida staged news conferences in recent days condemning the governors while others compared DeSantis to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Spanish radio. GOP’s hard-line tactics on migrants refocus midterm debate 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The United States imposed an economic embargo on Cuba in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. Cuba says US is acting immorally by keeping it on blacklist 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Other governments, like Cuba under Fidel Castro, survived but fell into penury. For China’s Xi and Other Strongmen, Gorbachev Showed Exactly What Not to Do 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Camilo Guevara dedicated much of his career to documenting the life of his father, who fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution. Camilo Guevara: Son of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara dies 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z She covered the Olympics, royal weddings and the deaths of leaders like Fidel Castro and Pope John Paul II. In 2020, she won a lifetime achievement award. ‘Not My Choice.’ A TV Anchor Is Ousted, and Viewers Ask: Was Sexism to Blame? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The United States considers Communist-run Cuba, just over 100 miles offshore, to be an enemy and has maintained a comprehensive sanctions regime on it since soon after former leader Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Cuba asks for U.S. technical assistance in oil fire clean-up 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Cuba's National Ballet, founded in 1948 in Havana and later supported by Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, is among the world's most renowned ballet companies. Cuban dancer keeps dream alive after rehab from rare immune disorder 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z "I get chills thinking about it," recalls Ms Vilariño, who was four when her family escaped Fidel Castro's government. Florida primaries: The political brawl brewing over Miami’s airwaves 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Kennedy’s multifaceted approach to national defense is exemplified by his careful handling of the Communist government of Fidel Castro in Cuba. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The move is a major shift for the island nation's Communist government, and overturns a 1960s Fidel Castro policy of nationalising retail. Cuba bids for foreign investment to tackle goods shortages 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z As she told Deadline: “James Franco has an obvious physical resemblance with Fidel Castro, besides his skills and charisma.” Commentary: Dear Hollywood: If you're gonna whitewash the Fidel Castro biopic, just go all the way 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “Now James Franco has been cast as Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro, everyone.” Critics decry casting James Franco as Fidel Castro for more reasons than one 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Also making the rounds was a 2001 photograph showing him shaking hands with Fidel Castro during the filming of “Thirteen Days.” Kevin Costner spurs political dust-up with support for Liz Cheney in Wyoming primary 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z After the Bay of Pigs invasion failed to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro, Kennedy demanded that the Soviet Union remove intermediate-range missiles from Cuba. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In 1969, Fidel Castro nationalised Cuba's private wholesale and retail industry. Cuba bids for foreign investment to tackle goods shortages 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Why just whitewash the role of Fidel Castro? Commentary: Dear Hollywood: If you're gonna whitewash the Fidel Castro biopic, just go all the way 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z James Franco has been cast as many things in recent years offscreen, but now the Golden Globe winner is stepping into the role of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Critics decry casting James Franco as Fidel Castro for more reasons than one 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro called her a victim of "the fierce repression against the Black movement in the United States" and "a true political prisoner." It's been long enough: Time for Biden to remove Cuba from terror list 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z McNamara stayed for two years, spending time in Santiago, Chile, where he became an admirer of Fidel Castro, and on Easter Island, where he started a dairy cooperative. Haunted by his father’s role in Vietnam, he turned to farming to grow a new legacy 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z He won that race, and was sworn in on Dec. 1, 1970, supporting the regimes of Cuba’s Fidel Castro and leftist Salvador Allende in Chile. Ex-president of Mexico Luis Echeverria dies at 100 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z That L traced back to a man named Oswaldo Payá, a Cuban activist who defied Fidel Castro’s despotic regime and ultimately lost his life for the cause. Review | The legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z An exile from Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Azaceta has long translated human events into pictures whose themes are universal but whose style has a Caribbean lilt. American University Museum spotlights Caribbean American art 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z From Bogotá to Santiago, many voters are no longer buying the argument that a swing to the left will mean a government run by the likes of Hugo Chávez or Fidel Castro. As Latin America embraces a new left, the U.S. could take a back seat 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Cuba said on Monday it has sanctioned 381 people, including 16 young people between the ages of 16 and 18, who participated in last summer's protests, the Communist-run island's largest since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Petro's call for change in Colombia rattles armed forces 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The festering crisis last July sparked the largest protests on the island since Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution. Cuban mother of three raises ire of government with angry online tirade 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro once likened an athlete who abandons his team to “a soldier who abandons his fellow troops in the midst of combat,” and agents wanting to snap them up as “sharks” wanting “fresh meat.” Cuba Steps From Amateur Glory Into the Prize Fighting Chase 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z These trips would resurface when she was being considered as Biden’s running mate in 2020, and Bass was criticized for making sympathetic comments upon the death of Fidel Castro. How Karen Bass went from South L.A. activist to mayoral hopeful 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Others could manage only a few subsidized scoops at Coppelia, the massive ice cream parlor in Havana created by Fidel Castro. In Cuba, a frantic search for milk The conspirators, with Mr. McFarlane at the center, diverted tens of millions of dollars of profits from the arms sales to help the Nicaraguan “contras,” rebels fighting the pro-communist Sandinista government supported by Fidel Castro. Robert ‘Bud’ McFarlane, Reagan national security adviser, dies at 84 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z China’s Mao Zedong, Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Soviet Russia’s Joseph Stalin were among the communist leaders he identified as having murdered their people in oppressive regimes. Florida law requiring schools to teach ‘evils of communism’ stirs debate 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z When appointed by Fidel Castro as ambassador to the United Nations in 1966, at 29, Mr. Alarcón was among the youngest national representatives at the world body. Ricardo Alarcón, powerful Cuban foreign minister, dies at 84 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z He later represented the government of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, civil rights activist Julian Bond, anti-Vietnam War protest leader Benjamin Spock and Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg. Kathy Boudin, Weather Underground outlaw, dies at 78 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z In a nation plagued by malnutrition, Fidel Castro pledged a liter of milk every day for every child. In Cuba, a frantic search for milk Cuba and Russia have a long history of economic and military collaboration since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, though in recent decades those ties have faded. Russia donates wheat to ally Cuba as grains prices soar globally 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It was also the lesson, during the Cold War, of Fidel Castro’s revolution in Cuba and the ascension of the mullahs in Iran. Opinion | In a long struggle with Russia, Biden must think bigger than the West 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Prior to Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, Cuba was the ninth largest export market for U.S. farm products. U.S. farmers, in Havana, say sanctions stymieing food sales to Cuba 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Santos was born 18 years after the government closed or took over private businesses in 1968, consolidating a Soviet-style socialist system that had been forged following the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. Cuba’s new private companies show off products at trade fair 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Many people, particularly Cuban Americans, were happy to see Guevara dead for his role in the 1959 Cuban revolution as a top lieutenant to Fidel Castro. Mario Terán, soldier who executed Che Guevara, dies at 80 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But it was not because the Soviets were moving to bring Fidel Castro’s fledging Communist government newly into their orbit. Opinion | Putin’s Russia can cause a lot of suffering, but it’s not the Soviet Union 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Reagan-era American officials often clashed with Sankara, an avowed foe of “imperialism and neocolonialism,” over his alliances with Fidel Castro of Cuba and Col. Assassinated in His Prime, an Iconic African Leader Haunts a Trial and His Country 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z So I will admit that he got more than slightly carried away with Operation Mongoose, the failed CIA program aimed at assassinating Fidel Castro and sabotaging the Cuban Revolution. Reflections from the Netherworld 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The son of a wealthy Spanish-Cuban farmer, Fidel Castro became involved in politics at the University of Havana. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Cuba and Russia have a long history of deep economic and military collaboration since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, though in recent decades those ties have faded. Cuba to deepen ties with Russia as Ukraine tensions mount 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Posters depict Trudeau as the illegitimate son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, among other characterizations. Canada's image of itself jolted by protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z In the early part of communist leader Fidel Castro's rule, homosexual men and women were sent to work camps for supposed "re-education". Cuba's first gay hotel reopens as human rights deteriorate 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z It did so for Cuban refugees after Fidel Castro rose to power, for Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon and the U.S. withdrawal, and for Iraqi refugees after the Gulf and Iraq wars. Opinion | There’s good news about Afghan refugees. But they still need Congress’s help. 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z A young lawyer named Fidel Castro led that revolution. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Cuellar, 35, is the descendant of Cuban immigrants who fled the country in 1959 following the communist revolution by Fidel Castro. AOC’s Republican challenger backs death penalty for police murders 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Fidel Castro has a better chance of getting in. LOVERRO: A generation learns the truth with Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall of Fame 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Cubans have been making the trip from their island to the U.S. by sea since Fidel Castro’s communist takeover in 1959. EXPLAINER: Why are Florida waters so dangerous for migrants? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The July 11-12 protests - the largest such rallies since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution - saw thousands take to the streets in towns and cities across the island. Cuba defends trials of protesters as fair, rejects accusations of rights violations 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The government is facing one of its greatest crises since the triumph of Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959. Cubans who joined July protests now face stiff sentences 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Florida is home to tens of thousands of people who have fled communist governments, especially Cubans who left after Fidel Castro took power on the island in 1959. Florida bill would designate Nov. 7 as Communism Victims Day 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The "Centro Fidel Castro," housed in an elegant mansion in Havana's upscale Vedado district, opened its doors on the fifth anniversary of the death of the Cuban revolutionary. Fidel Castro's boots, binoculars, jeep on display in Cuba's newest museum 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z She also broke sexual taboos by having affairs with women, and she took jabs at the political order by performing in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. How an American in Paris was given the rarest of French honors 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The protests have been led by artists and young people who feel little connection to Fidel Castro’s 1959 Revolution. Cuba harasses, detains activists on eve of planned protest 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Dissidents in Cuba have for several weeks been preparing a "Civic March for Change" following nationwide protests in July, the largest on the island since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Cuban Americans rally in Miami to support dissidents who plan protests in Cuba 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z As Washington's nemesis during the Reagan Administration, he was second only to the late Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. Nicaragua vote: Ortega tightens grip on power in 'pantomime election' 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z "One cannot tell the story of Fidel Castro's life without telling the story of Cuba's revolution," said the center's Sissi Abay Diaz. Fidel Castro's boots, binoculars, jeep on display in Cuba's newest museum 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Like Sears, Miyares highlighted his ethnic background while campaigning — in his case being the son of a Cuban mother who fled Fidel Castro’s communist regime after her brother was targeted by government security forces. Black and Latino voters often pick Democrats. But Republicans of color just won 2 big ‘firsts’ in Virginia. 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z He repeatedly told the story of how his mother fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 1965 to seek freedom and a better life in the United States. Republican Jason S. Miyares holds narrow lead in Va. race for attorney general 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z “Exploding cigars,” which may or may not have been produced, would have been designed for a specific target, such as Fidel Castro, not agents. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Missing an important point on pregnancy and the coronavirus 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, dissident protests have been forbidden on grounds that they were fomented by the United States, but Cuba's new constitution, approved three years ago, opened a space for "legitimate" demonstrations. Cuban prosecutor warns dissident leaders against November protests 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Thousands of Cubans marched on July 11 in the largest protests to rock the communist-run country since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Human Rights Watch says Cuba arbitrarily abused, arrested protesters in July 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z While Cuba was officially — and often militantly — atheist for decades after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro, it has become more tolerant of religions over the past quarter century. In Cuba, divisions over law to allow same-sex marriage 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z For hours, he said, he was berated with glorious tales of communist Cuba and its late founder, Fidel Castro. Stripped naked, beaten, forced to shout ‘Viva Fidel!’: Inside Cuba’s crackdown on dissent 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z For some 60 years, since the Cuban Revolution carried Fidel Castro to power, successive U.S. administrations have, in varying degrees, sought changes in Havana, almost always unsuccessfully. Despite promises to lift some Trump sanctions, Biden leaves Cuba in deep freeze 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z They talked foreign affairs, with Fleming arguing that the United States could topple Fidel Castro by dropping pesos over Havana, together with leaflets reading “Compliments of the United States.” JFK’s secret weapon in the Cold War: James Bond 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The "Turn the Beat Around" singer was born in 1957, just a few years before Fidel Castro's historic assumption of power in the island nation. Gloria Estefan recalls fleeing Cuba as child: 'I have the roundtrip ticket still' 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z He later apologized, saying he didn’t know that was a term former Cuban leader Fidel Castro used to refer to exiles. In Cuban Miami, police chief’s reform agenda hits tight spot 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The chief later apologized, saying he intended it as a joke and had not realized that Fidel Castro had used the same phrase to refer to Cuban exiles in Miami who opposed his Communist regime. Miami’s Embattled Top Cop Compared City Leaders to Cuban Dictators 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Figures rarely seen in the U.S., like, once upon a time, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, might take the stage. Biden to face largest world stage of his tenure after crises with Afghanistan, France 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Yet the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power was not initially communist. Perspective | Five myths about Cuba 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro sparked nationalist fervor by blaming all of Cuba’s problems on the embargo and, far from being toppled, he ended up staying in power longer than any nonroyal leader on the planet. Opinion | Is Biden normalizing Trump’s foreign policy? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z To him, even the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro and the Chinese leaders who succeeded Mao were too soft. Abimael Guzman, leader of Peru’s Shining Path terrorist group, dies at 86 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z They also found rubber stamps dedicated to Kim Jong-un, Joseph Stalin, and Fidel Castro that he allegedly used to mark students’ work complete. California superintendent not sure Antifa teacher had been reported before Project Veritas exposed him 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z In 2020, he was awarded the “Nishan-e-Pakistan,” Pakistan’s highest civilian honor, an award earlier received by the likes of Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro and Queen Elizabeth II. Geelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 92 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z There is the Cuba of Fidel Castro: a nation redeemed by his revolution and whose failings, if any, are always the fault of U.S. policy. Perspective | Five myths about Cuba 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Wisconsinites living near Fort McCoy thought they were housing people fleeing Fidel Castro’s regime, but Castro later said he had taken the opportunity to empty Cuba’s jails and mental institutions. Wisconsin towns await influx of Afghans — and wonder what it will mean 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z The measure is seen by many analysts as one of the most important reforms undertaken since all businesses - down to shoe-shine boys - were nationalized in 1968 by former leader Fidel Castro. From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z He was born in the United States after his parents fled Cuba at the beginning of Fidel Castro’s revolution. Cuban-exile community worries and mobilizes to support loved ones on the island 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The protests, Cuba's most widespread since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, appeared largely spontaneous as Cubans vented frustrations over long lines for food, power outages, medicine shortages as well as curbs on civil freedoms. The Facebook group that staged first in Cuba's wave of protests 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z As the relationship began to sour after 1959, American officials spoke of “the spirit of traditional friendship” that Fidel Castro was jeopardizing. Perspective | Five myths about Cuba 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Upon taking office, Kennedy inherited a plan that had been hatched under his predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower, to invade Cuba and overthrow the Communist government led by Fidel Castro. When to admit you're wrong: JFK's lessons for Joe Biden 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro’s grandchildren flaunt their wealth on the internet, while Cubans wait in line for food and collect dwindling food rations. Opinion | Cubans Want Much More Than an End to the U.S. Embargo 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z He was accused by some in the right-wing media of trying to turn Portugal into what they feared would be “a European Cuba” under the influence of his friend Fidel Castro. Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, army officer who led Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution,’ dies at 84 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He eluded team security in a Georgia hotel and was soon branded a “Judas” by Cuban president Fidel Castro. EXPLAINER: What happens when Olympics and politics collide? 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Verdecia Perdomo joined the Cuban rebel army when he was a teenager and later worked as a bodyguard for revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Deaths of 5 Cuban generals in 9 days mark passing of old guard amid new crises 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z But there is one big difference: Fidel Castro — revered liberator, feared tyrant, master propagandist — is gone. Cuba’s president confronts a nation in crisis. Among his challenges: ‘He’s no Fidel.’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Government supporters gathered on the city’s seafront boulevard before dawn to wave Cuban flags and photos of late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and his brother Raul. Cuban government holds mass rally in Havana after protests 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Yes, the regime under founding dictator Fidel Castro produced impressive gains in education, resulting in near-universal literacy. Opinion | It’s time for progressives and conservatives to put the Cuba canards aside 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Inside the church, the Catholic Stations of the Cross are recreated with photos of Maradona from his childhood to emblematic meetings with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Pope Francis. Church in honor of Maradona opens its doors in Mexico 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The biggest surprise, however, was that the audience in Havana's fabled art deco theatre Teatro Mella knew the songs - despite Cuban radio being off-limits to many Western artists during Fidel Castro's reign. Debbie Harry on Blondie's 'monumental' Cuba trip and her reunion demands 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Later, about 300 pro-government protesters arrived with a large Cuban flag, shouting slogans in favor of the late President Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. Police patrol Havana in large numbers after demonstrations 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The move was seen by some economists as the most severe restriction imposed on the US currency since the government of the late president, Fidel Castro. Cuba protests: Three key issues that explain the rare unrest 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Politicians in Florida, home to a large Cuban diaspora largely consisting of refugees who fled the Communist tyranny set up by Fidel Castro, applauded the demonstrations and called for more U.S. action. ‘Libertad!’: Flood of Cuban protesters rise up against the Communist regime 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z A group of government supporters also arrived in the area shouting slogans in favor of the late President Fidel Castro and the revolution. Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z But there is a problem: Fidel Castro, whose repressive regime leads her to flee to Miami with her mother, husband, five children, children’s nanny and three scripts. Delia Fiallo, screenwriter known as ‘the mother of the telenovela,’ dies at 96 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z It was imposed in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. US votes against UN resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The “winner” wasn’t the man who started the anthem-kneeling protests, praised Fidel Castro and wore pig-decorated socks to protest police brutality. LeBron James now most hated player in NBA, study finds 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The son of Cuban immigrants arrested early in Fidel Castro’s regime and accused of being U.S. sympathizers, Judge Benitez fled to the United States with his brother at age 10. A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z During Patterson’s term as governor, the CIA began planning for Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and try to overthrow Fidel Castro. Segregationist former Alabama Gov. John Patterson dies at 99 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z “As good as I might be, I shouldn’t be winning 80 percent. Those are Benito Mussolini numbers. They’re Fidel Castro numbers,” he said. Texas’s population boom should be a boon to Democrats. But Republicans are reaping the gains. 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “As good as I might be, I shouldn’t be winning 80%. Those are Benito Mussolini numbers. They’re Fidel Castro numbers,” he said. Texas’s population boom could be a boon to Democrats. But Republicans are reaping the gains. 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z A banner displaying the portrait of late Cuban President Fidel Castro hangs on the street in downtown Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2021. Pandemic and economic crisis dampen May Day in Cuba 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Shakur later escaped prison and fled to Cuba, where former Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro granted her asylum. BLM co-founder repeatedly praised convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z He established many close relationships with African and Middle Eastern leaders including Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Vassos Lyssarides, respected Cypriot politician dies at 100 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z They are the survivors of the 2506 Brigade, an army of 1,400 youths who hours before had failed in their attempt to invade Cuba, crushed at Giron beach by Fidel Castro's forces. How the Bay of Pigs invasion began - and failed - 60 years on 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro died in 2016 but his brother Raúl maintained the grip of Cuba's Communist Party on power on the island. Cuba leadership: Díaz-Canel named Communist Party chief 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z “Raúl wants change, and the younger leaders want change but are worried that they will be criticized for not being truthful to the revolution of Fidel Castro.” A Cuba Without a Castro? A Country Steps Into the Unknown. 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Raul Castro, who is retiring from high public office, for most of his life toiled in the shadow of his older brother, Fidel Castro. U.S. officials pledge Biden will raise cap on refugees, but old goal unlikely | Reuters In 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day. Today in History 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Towards the end of October 1960, Fidel Castro, the Commander in Chief, arrived at a training session. How the Bay of Pigs invasion began - and failed - 60 years on 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z The move, which was expected, ends the era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro, which began with the 1959 revolution. Raúl Castro steps down as Cuban Communist Party leader 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro was sworn in as prime minister and put Raúl in charge of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, a post he held until 2008. In pictures: Raúl Castro's career over six decades 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z “We see it now, with our protests. When they feel vulnerable, the only thing they have left is the repressive system they inherited from Fidel Castro.” Cuba’s Castro era to end as Raúl expected to step down from Communist Party post 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The title 'Patria y Vida' or 'Fatherland and Life' plays on one of Fidel Castro's favourite revolutionary slogans "Fatherland or Death". Cuba's rap battle with dissidents 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro had reached power slightly more than two years before, on 1 January 1959, when his forces brought down the government of Fulgencio Batista, whom they accused of being authoritarian and corrupt. How the Bay of Pigs invasion began - and failed - 60 years on 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Cuban leader Fidel Castro vowed to build a biotech juggernaut in the Caribbean, advancing the idea in the early 1980s with six researchers in a tiny Havana lab. Against the odds, Cuba could become a coronavirus vaccine powerhouse 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Fidel Castro led the communist revolution that toppled the Cuban government in 1959 and his younger brother Raúl was one of the commanders. In pictures: Raúl Castro's career over six decades 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Some Seats from Spain arrived, and the occasional Alfa Romeo, like the one used by former President Fidel Castro. A Soviet-era legacy, Lada cars awaken passions for Cubans 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Once, she was captured by the forces of Fidel Castro. North America’s 2nd oldest elephant dies at 72 in Tennessee 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z It was what Fidel Castro called the “special period in the time of peace”. How Cuba's artists took to the kitchen to earn their crust in lockdown 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z But he also had some notable professional failures, including an apparently fabricated interview with the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in 1991. French TV Presenter Investigated Over Rape Accusations 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In 2008, an ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. Today in History 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z During the near-famine that followed—a profoundly difficult time described by Fidel Castro’s government as the "Special Period"—Cubans survived by improvising and refusing to give up. Her quinceañera was going to be the biggest day of her life—then came lockdown 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Ties had been essentially frozen after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The embargo on Cuba was first imposed in 1960 roughly two years after Fidel Castro led a Marxist revolution that overthrew the Cuban government. Trump administration to re-add Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism: Report 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z A measure for a $15 minimum wage won in Republican Florida, the state where Cuban-Americans think about nothing but Fidel Castro from morning till night, day in and day out, year after year. Can we save democracy from the two-party system? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Trump instead surrounded himself with sycophants to a level that would’ve made Fidel Castro gag. Column: Trump saw himself as a strongman leader. He ended up a one-term president with a legacy of failure 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The attacks persuaded many Cuban and Venezuelan Americans, who associate those labels with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, the leftist leaders their families fled. Florida’s 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z One claim, that Warnock, a pastor in an Atlanta church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church,” was not accurate. Misinformation amplifiers target Georgia’s two U.S. Senate races 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z In the late 1990s, Mr. Becerra traveled to Cuba and visited with its leader, Fidel Castro, which infuriated Republican members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z He embraced left-wing politics and its Latin American leaders, appearing with Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba, where he lived for several years. The life of soccer great Diego Maradona was fit for the tabloids. So is his death 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z He cultivated relations with some of Latin America's most prominent and controversial left-wing leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Bolivia's Evo Morales. Diego Maradona: Argentina football icon's off-pitch politics 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z He was a good friend of Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution, and was also close to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. AP PHOTOS: Maradona a genius on the field, a character off 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z He traveled to Cuba to seek treatment for drug abuse in 2002 and eventually struck up a friendship with Fidel Castro. Diego Maradona, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, has died 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z There he was visited by his friend, Cuban President Fidel Castro. Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “He welcomed Fidel Castro to his church in the ’90s,” she said. In Georgia Senate runoffs, the focus — and the fire — is on Raphael Warnock 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z "I have big memories of Fidel Castro, Chávez, Maduro, Gaddafi. I also know Putin. Now I want to take a picture with Lukashenko. I hope he will become our fan after this." Diego Maradona: Argentina football icon's off-pitch politics 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Last week, Loeffler cast Warnock as a radical who subscribes to a “Marxist ideology,” accusing him of “welcoming” Cuban leader Fidel Castro to a New York City church in the 1990s. Georgia's Senate candidates run as dynamic duos. Will it work? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z In a Sunday interview on CNN, Mr. Warnock dodged a question on whether he attended a 1995 speech by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro at a church in Harlem while serving as youth pastor. Raphael Warnock pressured to quit Georgia Senate race over military remark 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The video was part of a broader Trump campaign strategy in heavily Latino South Florida that sought to tie Biden to Socialist leaders like Maduro and the late Cuban President Fidel Castro. Trump won Florida after running a false ad tying Biden to Venezuelan socialists 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The Rev. Raphael Warnock sidestepped a question Sunday on whether he attended a 1995 speech at the church where he worked by Cuban strongman Fidel Castro, fueling a rising tide of criticism on the right. Rev. Raphael Warnock dodges question on Fidel Castro ‘lovefest’ 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z The late Cuban leader was a close friend, so close that Maradona had Fidel Castro's face tattooed on his leg; coincidentally, both men died on the same day, 25 November, four years apart. Diego Maradona: Argentina football icon's off-pitch politics 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Cubans arrived in the U.S. fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime, giving them a strong antipathy toward anything labeled socialism. So-called "Latino vote" is 32 million Americans with diverse political opinions and national origins 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “And a radical five times, and a Castro-Chavista” — a reference to Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela — “three times. Repeat a lie and repeat it until it becomes the truth.” False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The term alludes to former leaders of Cuba, Raul and the late Fidel Castro, and Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez. Colombia's far-right wing backs Trump, aiming to help him in crucial Florida vote 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Sanchez's father was jailed for 17 years as a political dissident against the government of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Trump campaign kicks off Florida 'Fighters Against Socialism' bus tour 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Noting that everything left-wing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro says is condemned in Argentina, she asks why Castro doesn’t praise soup and let the rest of the world think it’s bad. Quino, Argentine cartoonist who created the beloved character Mafalda, dies at 88 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Alvarez, who fled Cuba with his parents at the age of 13 after Fidel Castro seized control, railed against socialism at the convention. Trump Campaign announces 'Fighters Against Socialism Bus Tour' launch in Florida 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He wasn’t part of the first postrevolutionary migrant wave, when Fidel Castro took power in 1959 and tens of thousands of Cubans left the island fearing political persecution. Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He wasn’t part of the first postrevolutionary migrant wave, when Fidel Castro took power in 1959 and tens of thousands of Cubans left the island fearing political persecution. Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Members of the Florida congressional delegation, as well as some of the president’s own campaign aides, had nudged the president to nominate Judge Lagoa, a Miami-born appellate court judge whose parents fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Why the Supreme Court Fight Is a Tightrope for Trump in November 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The 1961 mission failed to meet its goal of toppling the communist government of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He said he heard the promises of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Trump Campaign announces 'Fighters Against Socialism Bus Tour' launch in Florida 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The mission failed to meet its goal of toppling the communist government of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The announcement was made during the president's address honoring Bay of Pigs veterans who survived a failed attempt more than 60 years ago to topple the communist government of the late Fidel Castro in Cuba. Trump implements new travel restrictions to Cuba, bans purchase of rum and tobacco 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed landing operation on the Cuban coast by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro. Trump honors Bay of Pigs veterans, hits Cuba with new sanctions 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Conservatives also view Judge Lagoa, who is the child of two immigrants who fled Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba, as a viable option for the president. ‘Everything should be on the table’: Supreme Court fight fires up campaign 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Her parents fled Cuba after Fidel Castro’s communist revolution. Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Lagoa is fast-rising Cuban-American judicial star 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Five years ago: Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro after urging tens of thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology during a Mass in Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution. Today in History 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z With financial aid from its former ally the Soviet Union, Cuba built up a healthcare system that was the envy of the developing world under the leadership of the late Fidel Castro. Cuba punches above weight with 'white coat army' during pandemic 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The Bay of Pigs invasion, in April 1961, saw a CIA-sponsored force of Cuban exiles attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro and his communist regime. Trump boasts about getting 'Bay of Pigs Award' – which doesn't exist 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Once, following an interview with Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s brother, Raúl, at the Cuban Embassy in Athens, Demetracopoulos got the Cubans to transcribe the interview and Raúl to sign each page. Review | Pursuing truth — and fame — a reporter blurred journalism’s boundaries 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z But to most Cubans he was "el historiador" in reference to his job title of official historian of Havana, a role he was promoted to by the late Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, in 1967. The man who saved Old Havana from decay 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z This week, Republicans are painting a picture of the Democratic nominee as Fidel Castro reborn. Pick your version of reality 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z The founder of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Alvarez fled Cuba with his parents at the age of 13 as Fidel Castro and his communist regime took control of the island. 5 key moments from the RNC's first night 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Alvarez, the founder of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, fled Cuba with his parents at the age of 13 as Fidel Castro and his communist regime took control of the island. Cuban-born Maximo Alvarez warns against socialism in emotional RNC speech 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The Communist-run island prides itself on its biopharmaceutical industry, begun by former revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, which is also an important hard currency earner and already produces several vaccines. Cuba to start clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccine 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, Bass worked for the Venceremos Brigade, a joint venture of Fidel Castro’s government and Students for a Democratic Society, the leftist, antiwar group in the US. Karen Bass: the progressive congresswoman who could be Biden's vice-president 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z A healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an address to parliament that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years earlier. Today in History 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z “We celebrated when Fidel Castro passed away. We still see him as a dictator who really impoverished the island,” he said. VP contender’s Cuba baggage a burden in Florida 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, Bass joined the Venceremos Brigade, a group of young leftists working on construction projects in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. From outsider to insider: Karen Bass’ unexpected journey to power 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Bass has also faced criticism for referring to Fidel Castro upon his death in 2016 with the honorific “comandante en jefe,” a comment she said she didn’t realize was potentially offensive and wouldn’t repeat. L.A. Rep. Karen Bass surged up Biden’s VP list. Is she ready for the national stage? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The Atlantic published a lengthy article examining her past visits to Cuba and warm words for former leader Fidel Castro, and how it could cost votes in the key state of Florida. Biden’s delay in announcing running mate intensifies jockeying between potential picks 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Bass was at the center of a recent controversy over flattering words that she offered for Fidel Castro upon the former Cuban leader’s passing in 2016. Biden VP hopefuls speak out: Bass says she is 'ready'; Duckworth challenges Trump on violence 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Bass also faced criticism over a 2016 statement in which she said the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was “a great loss to the people of Cuba.” Joe Biden nears final decision on running mate 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z In 2016, Ms. Bass drew criticism for her comments about the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Rubio hits Biden veep prospect Karen Bass as Castro regime sympathizer 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z By befriending Fidel Castro, Leal began the process of bringing it back. Cubans bid farewell to Eusebio Leal Spengler, the saviour of Havana 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z He added, referring to Fidel Castro, “His thinking was more inclusive and comprehensive than the dogmatic canons or doctrine.” Eusebio Leal, Castro loyalist who started Old Havana restoration, dies 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z “With Karen Bass’ comments about Fidel Castro, it will be served up on a silver platter.” ‘Building bridges’: How Bass became a leading VP contender 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z “With Karen Bass‘ comments about Fidel Castro, it will be served up on a silver platter.” ‘Building bridges’: How Bass became a leading VP contender 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z "It made the Bay of Pigs look like D-Day," quipped one commentator, referring to the failed US-financed invasion of Fidel Castro's Cuba in 1961. 'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z We Cubans escaped Fidel Castro and embraced the freedoms he had shredded: the right to speak and read freely, own property and businesses, hold legitimate elections and — especially — protest the government. Opinion | Latinos can be racist, too. My community shows how. 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z It nevertheless looks possible that the Chavista movement, like that of Fidel Castro in Cuba, will survive a U.S. boycott and consolidate a comprehensive dictatorship. Opinion | Maduro’s new consolidation strategy seeks to eliminate the opposition — and will hurt Venezuela 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Under longtime leader Fidel Castro, Cubans were prohibited from entering tourist hotels as part of a broader pattern of isolating the communist society from outside influence. New Cuban tourism system to isolate visitors from population 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z A past comment about former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro could be troublesome to Hispanic voters in the key swing state of Florida. ‘Building bridges’: How Bass became a leading VP contender 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z After guerrilla training by Fidel Castro’s forces, Ortega returned clandestinely to Nicaragua while Mr. Pastora based himself in Costa Rica as commander of the Sandinista’s Southern Front on the Nicaraguan border. Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan guerrilla and politician, dies at 83 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z His family was allowed to move to the U.S. in 1965, years after Fidel Castro took power. Jose Canseco for president? Ex-MLB star says he would 'eliminate racism' as leader 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Like the American leftists who made pilgrimages to Fidel Castro’s Cuba, some self-styled conservatives today turn their lonely eyes to Viktor Orban, destroyer of Hungary’s democracy. Opinion | When American conservatism becomes un-American 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z In her time as a journalist, Salazar got the chance to interview former Cuban strongman Fidel Castro, and says sitting down with Castro was "facing the Devil." Conservative groups push diverse slate of GOP House candidates in effort to take back lost ground 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z They've ranged from North Korea's Kim Il Sung in the 1950s to Cuba's Fidel Castro in the 1960s to Iraq's Saddam Hussein in the 1990s. V-E Day plus 75: From a moment of victory to a time of pandemic 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela was known to be close to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Cuban doctors arrive to help South Africa fight coronavirus 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z He pointed out that U.S. governments for decades made a similar calculation with Cuba by enforcing a harsh embargo to isolate the late President Fidel Castro and his brother and successor, Raúl Castro. News Analysis: The new U.S. hope for replacing the president of Venezuela: Coronavirus 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Sanders expressing admiration for the literacy program introduced by Fidel Castro. Did America Misjudge Bernie Sanders? Or Did He Misjudge America? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Then, the day after the Nevada caucuses, CBS aired a “60 Minutes” interview in which Mr. Sanders stood by his past praise for certain policies of Fidel Castro’s government. How It All Came Apart for Bernie Sanders 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Protip: turning a race into a referendum on Fidel Castro as Sanders did is a bad idea. Biden dominates again – is it time for Sanders to quit? Our panelists' verdict 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Sanders’ praise of literacy programs in Cuba under the nation’s Communist former leader, Fidel Castro, prompted widespread criticism of the senator from Vermont in Florida, a state with a sizable Cuban-American population. At a glance: Democratic presidential primary results and state delegate counts 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z In the same interview, he reiterated past remarks that were complimentary of certain aspects of Fidel Castro’s communist government, sparking backlash among Democrats in the battleground state of Florida. How Bernie Sanders went from frontrunner to the last-chance saloon 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z In their 18-minute chat she spoke about Prince Charles, Fidel Castro and Bill Clinton. Prince Harry tricked into discussing 'Megxit’ by fake Greta Thunberg 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Sanders’ team acknowledges he will also struggle in next week’s Florida primary, where the senator’s past defense of Fidel Castro looms large. Michigan primary could make or break Sanders’ campaign 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Sanders' team acknowledges he will also struggle in next week's Florida primary, where the senator's past defense of Fidel Castro looms large. Bernie Sanders to take stage at Fox News Town Hall in Michigan on eve of pivotal primary 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z But he flatly denied defending the authoritarian regime in Cuba since Fidel Castro led the communist overthrow of the government in the 1950s. Bernie Sanders denies he praised Cuba to imprisoned U.S. citizen 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z His praise for Fidel Castro’s literacy program adds to his problems there this year. Analysis | Sanders faces a challenging 30 days in his quest to defeat Biden 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Democrats headed off a Republican attempt last week to force action on a resolution chastising Mr. Sanders for his comments praising the education system under communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. How Nancy Pelosi is rigging Congress to thwart Bernie Sanders’ plans 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z But he is struggling in Florida, where his comments on 60 Minutes praising Fidel Castro’s literacy program in Cuba has apparently hurt his standing with the state’s Latinos. Bernie Sanders plots new strategy to foil Biden and take charge of 2020 race 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Sanders, now a Democratic presidential candidate, renewed controversy last month when he said it was “unfair to simply say everything is bad” about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Soviet Union saw Sanders push for closer relations as propaganda opportunity: report 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Shortly before Super Tuesday, Sanders took criticism for praising deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and his reading initiative, prompting criticism from all sides. Trump says he was ‘mentally' set to battle Sanders but it’ll be ‘very hard for him to come back’ 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Gross’ allegation comes after Mr. Sanders faced widespread criticism for his repeated defense of the education reforms brought on by Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution. Ex-Cuban prisoner Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised country to his face during 2014 visit 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z His harsh talk — that aspects of the deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s regime were admirable, and that billionaires shouldn’t exist — unsettled many. Wall Street, Encouraged by Biden’s Wins, Breaks Out Its Checkbooks 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z But Florida, another delegate-rich state where many Democrats were angered by Sanders's recent comments praising Fidel Castro, is likely to be much tougher. Bernie Sanders’s political movement faces a reckoning after Super Tuesday setbacks 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Moore called the development a “turning point” and referenced Sanders’ recent defense of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, as he raised eyebrows by complimenting the brutal leader's education reforms. Economist Steve Moore: It's a good thing for America that Democrat voters rejected socialism 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Sanders last month defended some of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s policies, saying it was “unfair to simply say everything is bad.” Bernie Sanders once said Mao-era China had democracy ‘on the local level’ 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Later, at his Little Havana stop, he targeted Sanders for the senator’s past controversial praise of improved health care and education in communist Cuba under Fidel Castro. Bloomberg downplays Super Tuesday chances after record spending: 'I have no expectations' 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z So the Trump machine will absolutely exploit the ignorance of swing-state voters when it comes to socio-political definitions, seizing on public confusion to falsely peg Sanders as America's answer to Fidel Castro or Joseph Stalin. Biden vs. Bernie: If it's down to a two-man race after Super Tuesday, how do we decide? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “Florida is off the map,” he said, citing Mr. Sanders’s past praise of some of Fidel Castro’s programs, according to one person who shared a detailed account of the meeting. How the Democratic Establishment Stumbled as Sanders Surged 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “But even if Fidel Castro came back from the grave and was the nominee, I’d support him over Trump. Castro was my nemesis all my life, but Trump is just that bad.” Analysis | The Daily 202: Democratic fears that Bernie Sanders would hurt down-ballot candidates influence suburban voters 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z House Republicans tried on Thursday to force a vote on a resolution condemning Mr. Sanders’s approving remarks about Fidel Castro in an attempt to squeeze moderate Democrats like Ms. Shalala who represent many Cuban-American constituents. Pelosi, Trying to Save House Majority, Fends Off Angst Over Sanders 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z When Sanders recently praised the “massive literacy” of Cuba under Fidel Castro, some defenders explained that this was nothing new. Opinion | No, Bernie Sanders isn’t authentic. Just like Trump. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Sanders took heat from rivals over his praise of Cuba's Fidel Castro and the eye-watering price tags on his proposed policies. Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp at CPAC: 'Socialism sucks' 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Bernie Sanders made a qualified defence of Fidel Castro’s Cuba in an interview last weekend. US briefing: coronavirus tsar, Trump sues NYT, and Milwaukee shooting 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The books were standard issue hagiographies of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, alongside the occasional biography of “Papa” Hemingway. If Bernie Sanders thinks Cuba is worth defending, he should talk to gay dissidents | Aaron Hicklin 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z House Republicans reportedly plan to attempt a procedural vote Thursday on legislation condemning Sen. Bernie Sanders’ recent praise of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s 1960s literacy campaign. House Republicans plan to attempt procedural vote condemning Bernie Sanders' Castro comments 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z And face it, Sanders praising Fidel Castro for his literacy programs was just plain dumb. Freaked out about a Bernie Sanders nomination? Keep your eyes on South Carolina 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z But Sanders’s past includes controversial statements about socialist leaders, some of which were re-aired in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” episode when, during an interview last week, he applauded Fidel Castro’s literacy programs in Cuba. Analysis | Prospect of Sanders as presidential nominee divides Senate Democrats 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Sanders was asked to respond to an '80s-era video in which he said that the reason Cubans hadn't turned against Marxist dictator Fidel Castro was that he "educated their kids, gave them health care." Please, can we not let the 2020 election turn into another Boomer Greatest Hits retread? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z When Bernie Sanders doubled down on his old “not everything was bad” defense of Fidel Castro last weekend, citing things like Castro’s literacy programs, I thought of my fellow students from the early 90s. If Bernie Sanders thinks Cuba is worth defending, he should talk to gay dissidents | Aaron Hicklin 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z As Common Dreams reported, Sanders' comments praising former Cuban President Fidel Castro for literacy programs in the island nation echoed remarks made about the Cuban leader by former President Barack Obama just four years ago. Bloomberg campaign deletes tweets containing fake quotes of Sanders praising despotism 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Sanders was also pressed about his comments on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday praising the literacy programs enacted by Fidel Castro in Cuba. Amid Insults and Interruptions, Sanders Absorbs Burst of Attacks in Debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Buttigieg and Bloomberg attacked the senator for his comments about Fidel Castro’s Cuba in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night. Analysis | The Daily 202: Biden uses Obama as a shield – and cudgel – in bid to thwart Sanders in South Carolina 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The others had their chance to bash him as a Fidel Castro sympathizer, but didn’t manage to pull it off. Who won the Democratic debate? Our panelists' verdict | Jessa Crispin, Lloyd Green, Benjamin Dixon, Malaika Jabali and Art Cullen 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z And when he defended favorable comments he made recently about longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro, he appeared caught off-guard when some in the audience in the debate hall in Charleston, South Carolina, jeered. Analysis: Sanders learns what it’s like to be a front-runner 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Sanders was called out for his complimentary words about the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and sympathies with other communists. Rivals hammer Bernie Sanders at crucial South Carolina debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z "He locked up political dissidents, confiscated private property, outlawed all freedoms and induced widespread starvation and poverty. But according to Bolshevik Bernie, Fidel Castro's literacy program made it all worth it." Hannity pummels 'Bolshevik' Bernie Sanders over 'effusive praise' of Fidel Castro 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Sanders also drew renewed fire for doubling down on comments praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's "literacy program," saying it was a positive outcome from the violent Cuban Revolution that literacy rates quickly rose. Sanders, at Dem debate, faces unprecedented scrutiny from struggling rivals 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The senator recently drew bipartisan criticism for drawing attention to literacy drives under Fidel Castro’s rule while claiming: “It’s unfair to simply say everything is bad” about the communist state. Bernie Sanders braced for onslaught from rivals in South Carolina debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Hayes, the editor and CEO of The Dispatch, was reacting to Rep. Donna Shalala, R-Fla., denouncing Sanders’ recent remarks praising former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Steve Hayes hits Sanders, says Dem frontrunner has defended authoritarian regimes 'for the past four decades' 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Mercedes Schlapp, a senior adviser to President Trump's reelection campaign, fired back at Sen. Bernie Sanders' recent comments defending Cuban dictator Fidel Castro Tuesday, telling the story of her father's imprisonment by the Havana regime. Mercedes Schlapp slams Sanders, says Castro regime imprisoned her father due to his political beliefs 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He's taken aim at Sanders, the Democratic front-runner, for his past comments about support for communist Cuban leader Fidel Castro's literacy programs. Bolton blasts Sanders for AIPAC snub, asks if he’d make Ilhan Omar secretary of state 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z In remarks at the University of Vermont in 1986, Sanders -- then the mayor of Burlington, Vermont's largest city -- recalled "being very excited when Fidel Castro made the revolution in Cuba." Joe Scarborough mocks Sanders' defense of Castro: 'Like saying Mussolini had the trains running' 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Mr Bloomberg's campaign also hit Mr Sanders over a CBS interview in which he expressed general dislike for the Fidel Castro's communist regime in Cuba, but praised its historical commitment to literacy programmes. Rivals attack Sanders ahead of Democratic debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Doubles down on praise for Fidel Castro’s government - CNN: ‘Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday stood by his partial defense of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution, stating bluntly: ‘The truth is the truth.’ Bernie in the barrel for South Carolina debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The Vermont senator took heat this week for remarks on CBS News' "60 Minutes" defending the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's policies, saying "it's unfair to simply say everything is bad." Sanders set to face onslaught at Dem debate, as gloves come off against front-runner 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z At one point, Behar seemed to try and tout Cuba's literacy program, which Sanders similarly used as a way to defend former dictator Fidel Castro's regime. Meghan McCain tries to shut down Behar as she defends Cuba’s literacy program: 'Lets not' 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Goldberg suggested that Sanders' comments about dictator Fidel Castro were like downplaying how bad Adolf Hitler was. 'View' co-hosts clash as Whoopi Goldberg claims Bernie's Cuba comments 'as bad' as Trump's on Charlottesville 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z "Fidel Castro left a dark legacy of forced labour camps, religious repression, widespread poverty, firing squads, and the murder of thousands of his own people," Mr Bloomberg wrote in a tweet. Rivals attack Sanders ahead of Democratic debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Sanders is likely to be questioned about his praise for Cuba’s late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro during an interview on the “60 Minutes” television program on Sunday. Sanders to be in focus at South Carolina debate as rivals aim to slow his surge 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z On Monday Joe Biden and the Bloomberg campaign criticised Sanders for his positive comments about Fidel Castro in a 60 Minutes interview – remarks that could alienate the Cuban community in Florida, a key swing state. US briefing: Weinstein guilty, Covid-19 spreads and Kobe remembered 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He made the announcement Monday evening during a town hall-style event on CNN, where he was also pressed over his recent comments on Fidel Castro and the behavior of some of his supporters online. Bernie Sanders Outlines Funding for His Plans, but It May Not All Add Up 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The host also hit Sanders for his comments defending Cuba and Fidel Castro, from this weekend's CBS News "60 Minutes" interview. Hannity blasts 'Bolshevik' Bernie Sanders, says socialism results 'in nothing but suffering and carnage' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., doubled down on his remarks praising former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro during a televised town hall on Monday night after he raised eyebrows for complimenting the brutal leader's education reforms. Sanders doubles down on his Fidel Castro praise amid criticism: 'Teaching people to read and write is a good thing' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “Fidel Castro left a dark legacy of forced labor camps, religious repression, widespread poverty, firing squads, and the murder of thousands of his own people,” former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg tweeted. Sanders’ praise for communists roils race 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The Biden campaign criticized the Vermont senator for asserting over the weekend that it is “unfair” to say that everything is bad about Fidel Castro’s Cuba. ‘Clear the field’: Dems scramble as Sanders’ surge fuels fears of electoral nightmare 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “Fidel Castro left a dark legacy of forced labor camps, religious repression, widespread poverty, firing squads, and the murder of thousands of his own people,” former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg tweeted Monday afternoon. Sanders comments on Castro could pose hurdles in Florida 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders' defense of the policies of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro drew swift and widespread condemnation and evoked memories of some of history's bloodiest regimes. Bernie Sanders' defense of Castro's Cuba evokes socialism's brutal history 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Sanders told 60 Minutes he opposed the “authoritarian nature” of Cuba under the Castro regime, but said Fidel Castro did some good things. Democratic party grapples with rising likelihood of Sanders as the nominee 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday that Democrats are now a socialist party “that thinks Fidel Castro is a good person.” Kevin McCarthy: Dems now a socialist party 'that thinks Fidel Castro is a good person' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said in an interview that aired Sunday that it’s “unfair” to say everything about Fidel Castro’s Cuba is bad. Bernie Sanders: ‘Unfair’ to say everything is bad about Fidel Castro’s Cuba 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Some admiring words for Fidel Castro and the Sandinistas, along with a honeymoon in Moscow, are about the most damaging items on the Sanders charge sheet. The electability business: is Bernie Sanders America's Corbyn? 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Dubbed “Cuban doctors”, the celebrated – if controversial – humanitarian medical mission was founded more than half a century ago in the aftermath of Fidel Castro’s revolution, in part to enhance the country’s international influence. Trump puts Cuban doctors in firing line as heat turned up on island economy 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “I am a socialist, and everyone knows that,” Sanders said in 1990 as a newly elected House member, in response to an ad seeking to tie him to Fidel Castro’s regime. Opinion | Is Sanders an election-year disaster waiting to happen? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Under a deal struck between Chávez and the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Venezuela provides free and heavily discounted oil to the communist island, which keeps some and sells the rest. In the U.S. embargo on Venezuelan oil, Russia is a clear winner 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z For decades, Fidel Castro refused to cash the checks. In a first, 9/11 plotter will face CIA psychologists in court 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Its headline read, "Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who defied the U.S., died Friday. He was 90." New York Times slammed for obituary 'cancelling' Sam Wyche days after his death 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The designation bars Cintra, a career military officer who joined Fidel Castro’s rebel army in 1957, and his children from entering the United States. U.S. slaps sanctions on Cuba defense minister over support for Venezuela's Maduro 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z On a three-week journey through Cuba in 1958, often on horseback, he chronicled Fidel Castro’s rise to power as a charismatic guerrilla leader. Karl E. Meyer, Washington Post journalist and versatile author, dies at 91 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The post of prime minister was scrapped in 1976 by the then revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Cuba appoints first prime minister in decades 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z The position of prime minister was held by Fidel Castro from 1959 to 1976, when a new constitution changed his title to president and eliminated the post of prime minister. Cuba names tourism minister to be first PM since 1976 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z After the victory of Fidel Castro’s rebel army in 1959, Cuba made abortion free and legal, granted a year of paid maternity leave, created free universal childcare and mandated equal pay for all. Independent women’s groups say 2019 year of progress in Cuba 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Much of it revolves around Rosa Porto, who lost her job and saw her husband sent to a labor camp when Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. Newsletter: The long and short of a Senate trial 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z After Fidel Castro took power on the island in 1959, Porto lost her job as a manager at a cigar distributor, and her husband, Raul, was sent to a labor camp. Rosa Porto, founder of popular Porto's Bakery & Cafe, dies at 89 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z |
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