Archive for the 'Cuba' Category
Raul Castro to Become President of Cuba Today
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Cuba
The last time Cuba had a new leader, Dwight Eisenhower was President, Barack Obama wasn’t even born yet, and the US had just committed its first soilders into a remote place in South East Asia called Vietnam.
But today, Cuba’s National Assembly will gather to select its next leader. There isn’t much suspense about the […]
Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuba’s President
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Cuba, conflict
Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba for the last 50 years, has resigned from office. In recent years Castro has been out of the public eye, battling an illness. The last 10 US Presidents have had to contend with him during and after the Cold War.
“I will not aspire to neither will I […]