Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Appears at Military Event After Hospitalization
State television showed the 95-year-old former leader at a military ceremony, easing recent questions about his health after hospitalization reports.
- Former Cuban President Raúl Castro appeared in public Saturday, ending weeks of health rumors. The 95-year-old wore his traditional olive-green military uniform, confirming his stable condition after reports of grave illness.
- Rumors regarding Castro's health intensified after his absence from a July rally marking the Cuban Revolution's anniversary. Though he holds no formal government position, experts view the 95-year-old as the regime's most influential behind-the-scenes figure.
- State television broadcast more than 10 minutes of footage showing Castro attending a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the Personal Security Directorate. President Miguel Díaz-Canel praised the agency's origins in the revolutionary struggle.
- The broadcast featured Castro's grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, nicknamed 'El Cangrejo,' who reportedly participated in recent stalled talks with the United States. Authorities from both nations have acknowledged these conversations occurred following the energy blockade.
- While Castro remains a central figure in regime stability, he faces ongoing legal challenges including a 1996 indictment by a U.S. federal grand jury for his role in downing two civilian aircraft. Cuban authorities have long rejected these accountability efforts.
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President of Cuba between 2006 and 2018, Raul Castro still retains an important role in Cuban politics. He appeared in a long report on state television.
The Cuban leader showed himself alongside the military and President Díaz-Canel during a tribute to a unit of the Armed Forces whose personnel guarded Nicolás Maduro
The former president of Cuba Raul Castro, 95 years old, has reappeared in public, presiding a ceremony on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Directorate of Personal Security of the Ministry of the Interior, thus denouncing the voices about his health conditions circulated in recent days. The service of the Cuban TV on the ceremony was relaunched by the Cuban Embassy in Mozambique and the current Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúde…
Raúl Castro was accompanied by the leadership of the government, President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his grandson Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro
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