Fulgencio Batista
Coverage of Fulgencio Batista in the Nexus archive.
- Raúl Castro absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack
Raúl Castro, 95, did not attend Cuba's 73rd anniversary commemoration of the 1953 revolutionary attack on Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks. President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over the event in Pinar del Río, rejecting a U.S. State Department report accusing Cuba of running a leftist espionage network and criticizing U.S. economic pressure.
- Raúl Castro absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack
Cuba commemorated the 70th anniversary of a key revolutionary attack without former President Raúl Castro, who did not attend for the first time in 30 years. President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over the event in Pinar del Río and rejected U.S. accusations of espionage, while highlighting economic and political tensions with the United States.
- Raúl Castro absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack
Cuba commemorated the anniversary of the 1953 revolutionary attack on Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, with former President Raúl Castro absent for the first time in 30 years. President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over the event, rejecting a U.S. report accusing Cuba of espionage and highlighting economic tensions with the United States.
- Raúl Castro turns 95 as Cuba celebrates enigmatic figure
Raúl Castro turned 95, marking a significant milestone for a key figure in Cuba's 1959 revolution and its political leadership. He served as Cuba’s president for 12 years, retired from politics in 2021, and remains influential in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and national politics.