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| 2017 Nov.25 |
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 Year after Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90  Map of Havana Cuba Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said
| Fidel ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008. He was accused of suppressing opposition. There would now be several days of national mourning
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| 2016 Nov.26 |
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 Cuba plunged into mourning for ex-leader  Map of Havana Cuba Cuba is mourning its revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, whose death has plunged the country into nine days of mourning
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| 2016 Nov.25 |
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Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 Map of Havana Cuba Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said
| Fidel ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008. He was accused of suppressing opposition. There would now be several days of national mourning
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| 2016 Aug.24 |
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  Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic peace agreement Map of Havana Cuba| The government and the Farc rebel group have signed a historic peace accord, putting an end to more than five decades of conflict | |
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| 2016 Jun.23 |
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Colombia Farc: Ceasefire signed to end five decades of war The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of conflict
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| 2016 May.1 |
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 US cruise ship travels to Cuba for first time in decades Map of Havana Cuba| The Adoni, carrying some 700 passengers, is sailing to Cuba from the US, the first such trip in more than 50 years | |
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| 2016 Mar.25 |
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Rolling Stones to give a free concert in Cuba Map of Havana Cuba| A band spokesman said the show in the capital Havana on 25 March was 'the first open air concert in Cuba by a British rock band' | |
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| 2016 Mar.20 |
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 Barack Obama in Cuba at start of historic visit Map of Havana Cuba President Barack Obama is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility
| The US president emerged smiling from Air Force One with First Lady Michelle and their daughters Sasha and Malia
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| 2015 Sep.23 |
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President Santos and Farc announce justice deal Map of Havana Cuba| Colombia's president and the leader of the rebel group have announced a deal on setting up special courts to try crimes committed during the conflict | |
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| 2015 Sep.19 |
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Pope Francis urges 'freedom' for Church on Cuba visit Pope Francis has called for the Church in Cuba to have 'the freedom and the means' to pursue its mission, on his first visit to the island
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| 2015 Jul.19 |
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Cuba and US formally restore diplomatic relations Map of Havana Cuba| Cuba and the US have formally restored diplomatic relations after an agreement struck last year putting aside decades of hostility came into force | |
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| 2015 Jun.30 |
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Washington and Havana to announce embassies Map of Havana Cuba| The US and Cuba will announce the opening of embassies in each other's capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic ties severed in 1961 | |
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| 2015 May.11 |
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Hollande meets Fidel and Raul Castro in Havana French President Francois Hollande has met Cuba's 1959 revolutionary leaders Fidel and Raul Castro on a historic trip
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| 2015 Apr.18 |
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Two Cuban dissidents stand in local municipal vote For the first time in Cuba, at least two government opponents will be standing on Sunday in municipal elections
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| 2015 Jan.17 |
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Congressional delegation arrives in Havana Map of Havana Cuba| An American Congressional delegation has arrived in Havana in the first such visit since the United States and Cuba agreed to restore ties | |
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| 2014 Dec.20 |
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Cuba 'will not change' communist system, despite thaw President Raul Castro has hailed a recent US move to normalise bilateral relations, but stressed that Havana will not change its political system
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| 2014 Dec.6 |
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Cuban doctor returns home after Ebola treatment Felix Baez who recovered from Ebola after receiving experimental treatment in Switzerland has been welcomed back to Havana by relatives and officials
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| 2013 Nov.30 |
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Cuba says 2 dead as heavy rains collapse buildings The deluge caused the collapse of two buildings in central Havana, killing a man and a woman
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| 2013 Sep.1 |
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US swimmer on fifth Cuba-Florida bid Map of Havana Cuba| US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is again trying to become the first person to swim from the Cuban capital, Havana, to Florida without a shark cage | |
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| 2013 Jul.31 |
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Toxic Cuba 'rum' leaves seven dead Seven people have died in Cuba after drinking illegal alcohol, the public heath ministry has said
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| 2013 Jan.15 |
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Cuba: Food vendor behind cholera outbreak Cuban authorities said the infectious and deadly disease cholera had struck in Havana, after declaring in August that the outbreak had been wiped out
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| 2013 Jan.13 |
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  Venezuelan leaders back in Havana Map of Havana Cuba| Most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation | |
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| 2012 Oct.21 |
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Fidel Castro appears in public Map of Havana Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in months, refuting persistent rumours that he was gravely ill
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| 2012 Sep.10 |
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Millions plunged in darkness as power goes out in Havana Map of Havana Cuba| The large blackout that plunged the western part of the Caribbean island into darkness. More than 2 million residents of the capital lost electricity | |
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| 2012 Jul.7 |
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 Cholera reaches the Cuban capital Map of Havana Cuba| A patient has been diagnosed with cholera in Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo | |
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| 2012 Jun.12 |
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Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson dead Map of Havana Cuba| Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Teofilo Stevenson died from a heart attack in Havana | |
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| 2012 Mar.27 |
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Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana Pope Benedict has met Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island
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| 2012 Mar.18 |
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Cuban protesters held in Havana Dozens of members of the influential Cuban protest group Ladies in White have been arrested in Havana
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| 2011 Oct.14 |
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Cuba 'Ladies in White' founder dies Map of Havana Cuba| The leader of the influential Cuban protest group, Ladies in White, has died in the capital, Havana | |
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| 2011 Aug.13 |
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Cuba sees its first 'gay wedding' Map of Havana Cuba| A Cuban man and transgender woman have married in what is being seen as the country's first 'gay wedding'. The bride is legally a woman | |
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| 2011 Mar.5 |
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Che's motorcycle companion dies Map of Havana Cuba| Alberto Granado, the motorcycle companion of Ernesto Che Guevara, has died in Cuba at the age of 88 | |
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| 2010 Jul.10 |
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Rare pictures show smiling Castro New photographs show Fidel Castro greeting workers in Havana in a rare glimpse of the former Cuban leader.
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| 2010 Mar.18 |
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Castro supporters heckle protesters Hundreds of government supporters have heckled members of the 'Ladies in White' rights group marching in protest through the streets
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| 2009 Sep.20 |
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'Peace' concert riles some exiles Map of Havana Cuba| Colombian singer Juanes has brought 15 international artists to Havana | |
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| 2009 Aug.1 |
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President vows to defend socialism President Raul Castro: Havana is ready and willing to start a dialogue with Washington but political and regime change are not up for negotiation
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| 2009 Feb.27 |
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Ill Castro 'takes walk' with Chavez Venezuelan President says former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, not seen in public for nearly 3 years, has been for a walk
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| 2007 May.1 |
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Castro fails to appear on May Day 80-year-old Fidel was not present at the start of Havana's annual parade, despite speculation that he would make an appearance
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| 2006 Nov.28 |
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Castro misses birthday ceremony Map of Havana Cuba| Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders | |
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| 2005 Aug.7 |
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Singer Ibrahim Ferrer dies Map of Havana Cuba| The master of the son and bolero styles has died in a Havana hospital at age 78 | |
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| 2002 May.14 |
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Lift Cuba embargo, Carter tells US Map of Havana Cuba| Former US President has called to end 40-year economic embargo in a televised address in Havana | |
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| 2002 May.12 |
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Cuba opens up for Carter Map of Havana Cuba| Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours | |
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| 2001 Jul.31 |
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Plane from Florida crashes in Cuba Map of Havana Cuba| A man rented a small plane in the Florida Keys. The plane flipped over in Havana | |
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| 2000 Dec.8 |
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Cuba to cut U.S. phone ties Retaliation for the failure to pay a tax imposed by Havana in response to U.S. use of frozen Cuban funds
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| Jan. 1, 1959 |
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Cuban Revolution ousted Batista Map of Havana Cuba| An armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the US-backed authoritarian government | |
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