Thursday, January 1, 2009

50 Years Of Castro -- Roundup Of News And Commentary


Amid Worries, Cuba To Mark 50 Years Of Revolution -- Reuters

HAVANA (Reuters) - Against a backdrop of economic gloom and the frail health of former leader Fidel Castro, Cuba will mark on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the revolution that turned the island into a communist state and Cold War hot spot at the doorstep of the United States.

President Raul Castro will speak in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba from the same balcony where his older brother, Fidel Castro, proclaimed victory after dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country in the early morning hours of January 1, 1959.

The elder Castro, 82, in semi-seclusion since July 2006 after surgery for an undisclosed intestinal ailment, will not attend, officials said.

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More News On Cuba's 50 Years Of Castro

Cuba celebrates 50 years of Communism -- Yahoo News/AFP
Cuba celebrates the Revolution's 50th anniversary under a shadow -- The Telegraph
At 50, Cuba's revolution showing its age -- CNN
Castro's Cuba Turns 50 -- NPR
Ringing out the old: New Year's Eve in Havana, 1958 -- McClatchy Newspapers
Cuba Marks 50 Years of Communism -- Voice of America
Cuba: No Place for Rebels -- The Times
Cuban-Americans Mark an Anniversary Wearily -- New York Times
As hard times bite, Cubans show little appetite for celebration -- The Guardian
Cuba Marks 50 Years of Communism -- Voice of America
Cuban revolution: Exiles' stories -- BBC

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