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 Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: Recuperating Castro shown in Cuban media |
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| Quote: | New photos of a recuperating Fidel Castro have been published in the Cuban media. There has been international speculation on the state of the Cuban leader's health since he temporarily relinquished power two weeks ago prior to undergoing intestinal surgery. Castro had not been seen in those two weeks, sparking rumours that he was dead or nearing death.
The pictures released today by the Juventud Rebelde (Rebel Youth) newspaper show Castro speaking on the phone and holding Saturday's edition of the Communist Party newspaper Granma.
Castro also released a statement on his 80th birthday today saying that his health had improved but that his recovery would take more time.
"To say that objective stability has improved considerably is not to invent a lie. To affirm that the period of recovery will last a short time and that there is no longer any risk would be absolutely incorrect."
"I ask you all to be optimistic and at the same time to be ready to face any adverse news," said Castro, who also thanked the Cuban people for their love and support during his health crisis. The statement was the first from the Cuban leader since undergoing surgery.
Granma reports that Castro is now "up" and "working". The official newspaper reported that according to an unnamed friend of Castro "the leader of the revolution, after receiving some physiotherapy, took his first steps in the room, then, sitting on a coach, talked vividly".
Though most official celebrations of Castro's birthday have been postponed, three thousand well-wishers have gathered today for a five-hour birthday concert on Havana's Malecon seafront boulevard. |
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