Fidel Castro

Since the early 1960s, the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) is known as one of the world's most monolithic and pro-Soviet Communist parties.

Under its pro-Soviet policy, Castro's dictatorial rule sent over 20,000 troops to the Republic Marxist of Ethiopia - an African nation with 90% of the population living under the abject poverty-- to support the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam.

Fidel Castro has been reported to be on death's door for some time, with several unconfirmed stories of his death over the years. The rumors of his death returned today, though they are untrue for the moment, as many celebrity death rumors are.

Fidel Castro is praising President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize. There is a chance that Hugo Chavez and Venequela will be soon to follow.

This article describes Fidel Castro and gives a brief history on one of the most important figure in Cuba's political history.

There are many different ways one could approach when reviewing this book. On one hand, it's an excellent source when thinking of Fidel Castro. Not so much because of historical and objective accuracy, but one of Castro's character.

Last week a team of Congressional Black Caucus comprised of Democrats visited Cuba. All of them met the president Raul Castro and three of them had the opportunity to meet Fidel Castro. The Democrats spoke very highly of the Castro's and praised them

In 1963 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz made a surprise visit to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). This was his first trip to Moscow.

This paper examines the reasons why the revolution in Cuba occurred and the socio-economic impact Fidel Castro's revolution has had on the Cuban people.

In "the man who invented Fidel", Anthony DePalma considers the character of Fidel Castro through the eyes of Herbert L. Matthews, the newspaperman credited with 'creating' Castro. However, looking at Castro closely leads to more questions than answers.

I can not in good judgment vote for someone that Fidel Castro would support as our President.

This essay is a story about Olympic sport under the dictatorship of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz. Under his dictatorial leadership, sports play an important part in the life of the Cuban Revolution since 1962.

The US government went to great lengths to try to assassinate Fidel Castro on a number of occasions. It even worked with the Mafia to "whack" the dictator...

Fidel Castro has, for many decades, been not so much a national leader as he has been part of nature, an irritant to the world, but also an absolute plague upon the long suffering, Cuban people. Now he is no longer (officially at least) Cuba's supreme leader.

A look at some reactions from the American political spectrum about Cuban president Fidel Castro's resignation.

Fidel Castro resigns: is this a transition or a succession of Power?

Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, officially resigned in a letter Tuesday, February 19, handing over the reins of govenment ot his brother, Raul.

An unreal and exclusive interview with Fidel Castro on the day of the big announcement

This is an Article on the Resignation of Fidel Castro.

Where has Fidel Castro gone? It has been nearly a year since the last time he was out in public and the news has been Castro free in quite some time.

According to the Associated Press, Fidel Castro's recent interview will likely help tell the future of communist Cuba.

With the US Government, the Latin American bloc, commentators of the region and of course Cubans, all eagerly speculating on life after Castro, it begs the question if the Cuban revolution can continue without Castro at the helm.

Per unnamed sources in Madrid Spain, the Madrid Newspaper El Pais reports Castro's chance of survival at 20 percent.

It seems that after all these years of Chavez's constant public paranoia regarding the eminent threat of an outsider planning his death and not worrying about his own health - as an enemy - will bring the demise of the Venezuelan President.

After putting the Island on the world map, Urrutia had many audiences with Fidel Castro in the Revolution Palace, a place which had been visited by several foreign tyrants such as Mengistu Haile Mariam (Ethiopia)...

Jesse "The Body" Ventura is back in his third autobiography. In this he has a great perspective and knowledge of how the political system is, and how the government really works.

From spy cats to psychic hippies, the American Central Intelligence Agency has conducted unbelievably weird spy programs. Here are the most amazing CIA secret experiments that have failed and not wonder why...