Special Report: Fidel Castro undergoes
surgery
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| File photo
of Fidel Castro (Xinhua/Reuters
Photo) |
LIMA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro
would resume his work in a few weeks, said Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage on
Sunday, according to reports from La Paz, Bolivia's administrative capital.
Lage, who is in Bolivia for a constitutional
convention, said Castro was recovering satisfactorily from his surgery to treat
gastrointestinal bleeding.
Castro, who will turn 80 on Aug. 13, said in a
statement last Monday that the intense agenda of a recent trip to Argentina had
"caused an acute intestinal problem, with sustained bleeding, which forced me to
undergo a complex surgical operation."
The statement, which was read out by his secretary
Carlos Valenciaga on the state television, said he would be "out of power for
several weeks" and had temporarily handed the presidency and the post as the
first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba to Raul Castro, the country's
defense minister. Enditem
(2006-08-05 15:18:47)
HAVANA, Aug 4 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel
Castro is recovering from surgery and will return to office soon, Health
Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer said on Friday.
"We know Comandante Fidel will recover soon and will be
back with us soon," Balaguer said during a visit to Guatemala. Full Story>>
(2006-08-03
11:04:38)
HAVANA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Caribbean
Community and several political organizations from across the world have sent
messages of support to Cuban leader Fidel Castro, according to reports reaching
here on Wednesday. Full Story>>
(2006-08-02 08:37:55)
HAVANA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel
Castro told media on Tuesday that his health is stable after doctors operated on
him due to persistent intestinal bleeding. Full Story>>
(2006-08-01 22:29:31)
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Xinhua) -- The White House
said on Tuesday that it is closely monitoring the situation in Cuba with the
deterioration of elderly leader Fidel Castro's health, the AP reported. Full Story>>
(2006-08-01 19:03:22)
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President
Hu Jintao on Tuesday sent a message of good wishes to Cuban leader Fidel Castro
following his operation to treat an acute intestinal problem. Full Story>>
(2006-08-01 12:31:00)
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| Cuban
President Fidel Castro (L) and his brother, Minister of Defense Raul
Castro (R), attend a Cuban Parliament session in this Dec. 23,
2004, file photo in Havana, Cuba. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
HAVANA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel
Castro said on Monday that he underwent surgery and temporarily handed over
powerto his younger brother Raul Castro. Full
Story>>
