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Cuba marks centenary of Fidel Castro's birth amid deepening economic crisis

State commemorations honor Castro’s legacy as blackouts exceed 20 hours a day in most provinces, 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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At a gala on the birthday of the dead revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, the Cuban government has accused the US of an "immoral siege".

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Raúl Castro reappears at the age of 95 in Fidel Castro’s centenary. See how Havana responds to Donald Trump’s new threats.

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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.

·São Paulo, Brazil
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The former Cuban president Raul Castro, indicted in May by the American courts and who had not been seen in public for several months, reappeared on Thursday in Havana on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of his late brother Fidel Castro.

·Montreal, Canada
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Cuba's longtime political and military leader Raul Castro made his first public appearance in months on Thursday, arriving at an event in Havana to mark the centenary of the birth of his brother Fidel.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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