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Article: Ailing Castro cedes duties: Brother temporarily takes over as Cuban leader has surgery.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Byline: Gary Marx
Aug. 1--HAVANA -- Cuban President Fidel Castro underwent complicated intestinal surgery for internal bleeding and relinquished power for the first time in 47 years, placing his younger brother, Raul, in charge of the island nation, according to a statement read Monday night on Cuban television. Castro, 79, the longest-running world ruler, will have to take weeks off from his responsibilities after the surgery, the statement said. His brother, 75, also will assume full control of the armed forces and the Communist Party. Castro is to turn 80 on Aug. 13. News of his surgery led to street celebrations by Castro opponents in Miami and raised ...
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