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Castro recovering following surgery: Cuban officials | Quote: | August 6, 2006
Fidel Castro's condition is "satisfactory" following surgery last Monday for intestinal bleeding according to Cuban vice-premier Carlos Lage and Cuba's health minister José Ramón Balaguer who adds that it will not be long before the Cuban leader returns to work. On Saturday, Cuban parliamentary speaker Ricardo Alcaron told CNN's Spanish service that Castro "remains in stable condition" and is "resting in order to recover as quickly as possible".
Lage, who is in Bolivia for the opening of that country's constitutional convention, said that Castro sends the Bolivian people "fraternal greetings" according to Cuban press agency Prensa Latina
Castro, who turns 80 later this month, temporarily transferred power to his 75 year-old brother, Raul Castro, prior to his surgery leading to widespread speculation in the United States that he is dying or dead.
The island's government has increased security due to fears of a US attack during Castro's illness, a charge White House press secretary Tony Snow described as "absurd".
Until temporarily relinquishing power to his brother last week. Fidel Castro had led the country since the 1959 Cuban Revolution outlasting nine American presidents. |
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