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26 Jul 2023

DNA: Fidel Castro attacks Cuban army barracks

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26 Jul 2021

26 July history: Kargil Vijay Diwas | Cuba Revolution led by Fidel Castro | End of Netherland-Germany War

According to the Gregorian calendar, July 26 is the 207th day of the year, that is, 158 days are left in the year 2021. In this special segment of Zee News, know what a special place this day holds in the history of the world.

Ram Nath Kovind

23 Jun 2018

India seeks Cuba's help in empowering developing nations

President Ram Nath Kovind in Havana pointed out the "warmth and friendship" between the two nations, and insisted that developing countries "must work together to gain a better place in the global order".

Miguel Diaz-Canel

18 Apr 2018

Diaz-Canel formally proposed to replace Castro as Cuban president

Miguel Diaz-Canel was proposed in Cuba`s parliament on Wednesday as the sole candidate to replace Raul Castro as president.

Cuban revolutionary leader

02 Feb 2018

Fidel Castro's eldest son 'Fidelito' commits suicide

The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported.

Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart

02 Feb 2018

Fidel Castro's eldest son commits suicide, say reports

Castro Junior, 68, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital.

27 Nov 2017

Cuban revolutionary leader Armando Hart dies at 87

Armando Hart Davalos, a key figure of the Cuban revolution and close friend of Fidel Castro, died Sunday in Havana at the age of 87.

27 May 2017

CIA-trained Cuban ex-spy recounts his `story of failure`

The book details how CIA agent David Atlee Phillips recruited him in 1959 and trained him in Havana to kill Fidel Castro, who died last year of natural causes.

01 May 2017

Cuba faces last May Day parade under Fidel Castro

The Cuban government`s traditional May Day parade Monday is the last to be overseen by President Raul Castro -- and the first without his late brother and revolutionary predecessor Fidel.

10 Jan 2017

Raul Castro announces pick for Cuba`s interior minister

Gandarilla Bermejo will replace General Carlos Fernandez Gondin, 78, who died on Saturday after a long illness.

08 Jan 2017

Over 70,000 people visit Fidel Castro's tomb in a month

About 70,000 people have visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro`s tomb in the city of Santiago de Cuba over the past month since his interment.

29 Dec 2016

The year gone by and what the future holds

21 Dec 2016

India lauds Fidel Castro in UN homage to revolutionary leader

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had called Fidel Castro as "one of the most important Latin American leaders of the 20th century".

21 Dec 2016

Fidel Castro hailed at UN as iconic leader of 20th century

The president of the UN General Assembly called Fidel Castro "one of the 20th century's most iconic and influential leaders" at a memorial tribute to the late leader of the Cuban revolution who led his country for nearly 50 years.

04 Dec 2016

Cuba buries Fidel Castro in a low-key ceremony

Cuba opens a new era without the communist leader who ruled the island for decades.

01 Dec 2016

Fidel Castro takes final voyage across Cuba

After two days of tributes to Castro in Cuba`s capital, the "caravan of freedom" departed on a 950-kilometer (590-mile) trek retracing the route of his revolution`s victory tour of 1959.

30 Nov 2016

Ashes of Fidel Castro begin final journey across Cuba

The urn containing the remains of Castro, who died Friday at age 90, was covered by a Cuban flag and protected by a crystal covering as it was transported.

30 Nov 2016

Rajnath Singh-led Indian delegation in Cuba to attend Fidel Castro's funeral

Castro died on November 25 at the age 90, after defying the United States during a half-century of iron-fisted rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism.

29 Nov 2016

South African President Jacob Zuma survives attempted ousting

Zuma has been weakened by a series of scandals but the manoeuvre to oust him took many by surprise in the African National Congress, which has held power since 1994.

29 Nov 2016

First commercial US-Havana flight lands in ramped-up travel

Passengers from Miami, wearing straw hats provided by American Airlines with the word "Cuba" on the back, were greeted with welcome signs in various languages.

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