Cuba marks centenary of Fidel Castro's birth amid deepening economic crisis
The Communist Party used weeklong commemorations to rally supporters as chronic blackouts and shortages deepen across the island, officials and residents said.
- Cuba marked the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth with state-sponsored exhibitions, concerts, and an international conference honoring his revolutionary legacy.
- Over 1,500 foreign activists and delegates from over 60 countries gathered in Havana as President Miguel Díaz-Canel framed Castro's ideals as a guide to address Cuba's current challenges.
- The centenary comes during one of the worst economic and political crises in modern Cuban history, marked by severe food and water shortages and power outages exceeding 20 hours a day.
- The economic collapse has been exacerbated by a tight U.S. oil embargo and hardened sanctions alongside long-standing domestic economic struggles.
- In response to the crisis, the Cuban government has approved a series of market-oriented economic reforms to open up private and foreign investment, contrasting with Castro's strict socialist model.
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Indicted Raúl Castro reappears after months out of public view
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At a gala on the birthday of the dead revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, the Cuban government has accused the US of an "immoral siege".
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El EconomistaRaúl Castro reappears at the age of 95 in Fidel Castro’s centenary. See how Havana responds to Donald Trump’s new threats.
The former Cuban president Raúl Castro, 95 years old, who was not seen in public for several months, reappeared, on Thursday (13), in an act in Havana on the occasion of the centenary of his brother's birth, Fidel Castro.
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