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22/11/2011 - France

Danielle Mitterrand, wife of former French president, dies aged 87

Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of the former French president, François Mitterrand, died on Tuesday morning in a Paris hospital at the age of 87.

01/07/2011 - Venezuela - Cuba

Chavez admits to cancer operation

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has admitted to having had a cancerous tumour removed, following weeks of speculation as he was treated in a Cuban hospital.

29/06/2011 - Venezuela - Cuba

Chavez in first TV appearance since surgery

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on Cuban state television Tuesday, the first time he has been filmed since undergoing emergency surgery in Cuba.

26/06/2011 - Venezuela - Cuba

Venezuela denies Chavez seriously ill

Venezuela’s vice-president has denied rumours that President Hugo Chavez is seriously ill, as a Miami-based paper reported that he is in a “critical” but stable state after ...

17/04/2011 - Cuba

Castro promises to limit time in power

Cuban President Raul Castro says he wants to limit top political positions to two five-year terms.

05/03/2011 - Cuba

I will fight on for democracy in Cuba, says freed prisoner

A freed political prisoner has vowed to continue campaigning for democracy in Cuba, even though he has been he will be jailed again if he breaks the law.

Cuban dissident Arnaldo Ramos, just hours after his release from prison 13 November 2010
15/11/2010 - Cuba

Freed Cuban dissident vows to continue democracy fight

A Cuban dissident economist just freed after years in prison and refusing to go into exile, Sunday slammed the communist government saying chaos was looming if Cuba did not launch economic and ...

Guillermo Fariñas, 48, spoke exclusively to RFI from his home in Cuba, where he is on hunger strike
03/03/2010 - Cuba - dissident interview

Hunger striker Farinas will hang on until the end

After the death last month of hunger striking Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, two opponents of the Castro regime have declared a hunger strike themselves. Guillermo Farinas, 48, a psychologist and independent journalist, spoke to RFI exclusively

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