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NEWS ABOUT: interim leader

interim leader stories: 4 news summaries

Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

Low-profile No. 2, Fidel's 'organizational glue,' steps into Cuba's top job

Feb 20, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The Castro brothers overthrew a dictatorship and won a revolution together, but while charismatic Fidel was the public face giving passionate seven-hour speeches, steely Raúl quietly got it done—ruthlessly sending dissenters to the firing squad, earning him the nickname "the Prussian." As Fidel fades, writes the... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Communist Party • dictatorship • Raul Castro • Communism • Cuban Revolution • Batista dictatorship • interim leader • firing squad • the Prussian

Bhutto Uncle Opposes Role for Widower

Patriarch blasts Zardari as incompetent, wants 'a real Bhutto' to lead

Jan 2, 08 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto's designation of her widower as interim leader of the Pakistan People's Party has inflamed family and tribal tensions, and renewed past disagreements over her leadership. Patriarch Mumtaz Bhutto, Benazir's 74-year-old uncle, blasted Asif Ali Zardari for having "no political background or acumen" and predicted his leadership would... More »

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Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Mumtaz Bhutto • Sindhi • Baluch • interim leader

Cuban Vote
Signals Future of Castro

He could resign by leaving name off
ballot next year

Nov 20, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - National parliamentary elections—which could mark a formal end to Fidel Castro's rule—will be held on Jan. 20, the AP reports. The ailing Castro must be re-elected to Cuba's National Assembly to regain his position as president. If he withholds his name from the ballot, "he is effectively... More »

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Latin America • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • election • interim leader

Raul Castro Assumes Spotlight

Dictator's brother fills in at annual rite, rapping US, Bush

Jul 26, 07 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fidel Castro did not give his usual sermon at Cuba's annual Revolution Day celebration today; instead, his brother Raul took center stage. The no-longer-quite-so-interim leader, who assumed power a year ago because of his brother's health problems, told a cheering crowd that he's willing to negotiate with the US after... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • United States • embargo • Raul Castro • Camaguey • Revolution Day • interim leader

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