Fidel Castro
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Can Canada protect firms from U.S. lawsuits over Cuba? Not really: expertsDespite few avenues for protection from the government, one former Canadian ambassador to Cuba says businesses there have tried to become "self-inoculated" from the lawsuit risk.CanadaApr 17, 2019
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Cuban leader Raul Castro slams ‘confrontational’ Trump administrationCastro and his late, elder brother Fidel Castro led the rebel band that in 1959 overthrew a U.S.-backed dictator and installed a Communist-run country on the doorstep of the U.S.WorldJan 1, 2019
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Miguel Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba president, launching new political eraThe National Assembly announced that Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez had been approved as the sole candidate for president.PoliticsApr 19, 2018
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Will Cuba’s new leader differ from the Castros and will the change affect relations with Canada?Cuban leader Raul Castro will officially step down Thursday, with Miguel Diaz-Canel seeming to be a lock to replace him.CanadaApr 18, 2018
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After 59 years, Cuba says goodbye to Castro-family leadershipMiguel Diaz-Canel is set to become Cuba's next president, which will make him the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.WorldApr 18, 2018
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No, Justin Trudeau is not Fidel Castro’s sonJustin Trudeau was in fact born on Dec. 25, 1971, to the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife, Margaret.CanadaFeb 17, 2018
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Fidel Castro’s son commits suicide after battle with depression: reportsThe son of the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro committed suicide after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported.WorldFeb 1, 2018
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Cuba bans naming sites after Fidel Castro in accordance with his wishesCuba's National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader, who died last month.WorldDec 27, 2016
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Fidel Castro laid to rest in the niche of a boulder to close 9 days of mourningFidel Castro's ashes were laid to rest on Sunday, when hundreds of thousands of Cubans said farewell with a combination of tears, Castro-like defiance and choruses of "I am Fidel!" ringing out across the island.PoliticsDec 4, 2016
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Family photo with Castro prompted threatsA Kelowna woman has come forward following the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to share a family story about the communist leader.PoliticsDec 3, 2016
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