HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro ... up his trademark Cohiba cigars for health reasons and his tall frame grew stooped. “Socialism or death” remained Castro’s rallying cry even ...

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A prime example of a lucky lion is Fidel Castro who is estimated to ... including but not limited to mob hits, exploding baseballs, poisoned cigars, and turncoat lovers. Charm is the lubricant ...

The U.S. government this week released thousands more records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, long a source of fascination and intrigue. This is the final batch of JFK files ...

October 16, 1953 – Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison. May 15, 1955 – Fidel and Raul Castro are released as part of a general amnesty for political prisoners. They go into exile in Mexico.

Aleida Guevara even evoked the spirit of the dead Fidel Castro as she delivered ... He worked closely with Castro, the cigar smoking charismatic Communist who led Cuba for 50 years.