Cuban Officials Remain Silent Despite Reports of Raúl Castro Being Hospitalized
Local sources said the 95-year-old former Cuban leader suffered a stroke and is being kept alive by medical machines, raising questions about succession.
- Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is reportedly in critical condition after suffering a stroke, according to Diario Las Américas on Tuesday. Cuban officials have remained silent, and news outlets have not independently confirmed the report.
- Despite retiring as president in 2018, Castro remains widely viewed as the most influential figure behind the scenes, maintaining cohesion within the Communist Party and the Cuban military.
- His legacy remains controversial, particularly regarding the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft. Orlando Gutiérrez, coordinator of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, described Castro as the regime's "central figure."
- Reports of his illness are fueling speculation about the stability of the ruling establishment. Attention has renewed on his grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, known in Cuba by the nickname "El Cangrejo," or "The Crab."
- Experts frequently describe Castro as the regime's unifying figure. With his potential absence, analysts question whether the Communist Party and military can maintain current cohesion within the government.
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This was reported by El Diario de las Américas, who denied the death of the former president.The last time he was seen was in mid-August, for the centenary of the birth of his brother Fidel.
The general of the Cuban army and former president Raul Castro is in very serious condition. According to Diario Las Americas he would have been struck by a stroke. Just in recent days rumors had spread about his possible death. Raul is the youngest of the Castro brothers and last June turned 95 years. [...] The article Cuba, the former president Raul Castro is in very serious condition after a stroke: in recent days the rumors about his death c…
The state of health of the former Cuban dictator is "very delicate" after suffering a cardiovascular accident, according to the Journal of the Americas.
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A Spanish-language newspaper in South Florida is reporting about the health of former Cuban leader Raul Castro. Sources to Diario Las Américas say the 95-year-old...
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