A woman walks by a poster of Cuban former president Fidel Castro, on August 11, 2008 in Cotorro neighborhood, in Havana. Next August 13 marks the 82nd birthday of the legendary Cuban leader. Getty Images logo Getty Images 16 months ago

A woman walks by a poster of Cuban former president Fidel Castro, on August 11, 2008 in Cotorro neighborhood, in Havana. Next August 13 marks the 82nd birthday of the legendary Cuban leader.

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  1. Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro sits in front of a computer during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday.
  2. Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, sits next to a poster for her book "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History", during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday.
  3. Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, talks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009.
  4. Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, talks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009.
  5. Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, talks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009.
  6. "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History", the memoirs of Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is displayed on the table near Castro as she sits during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009.
  7. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez listens to Cuban Omara Portuondo, the 79-year-old singer of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club group, as she performs during the closing session of the 5th Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ALBA alliance summit in Havana December 14, 2009. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's. Chavez, Washington's most outspoken critic in Latin America, called Obama "the Nobel War Prize" winner on Monday.
  8. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez embraces Cuban Omara Portuondo, the 79-year-old diva of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club group, as she performs during the closing session of the 5th Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ALBA alliance summit in Havana December 14, 2009. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's. Chavez, Washington's most outspoken critic in Latin America, called Obama "the Nobel War Prize" winner on Monday.
  9. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez listens to Cuban Omara Portuondo, the 79-year-old singer of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club group, as she performs during the closing session of the 5th Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ALBA alliance summit in Havana December 15, 2009. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's. Chavez, Washington's most outspoken critic in Latin America, called Obama "the Nobel War Prize" winner on Monday.
  10. Cuban Omara Portuondo, the 79-year-old diva of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club group, performs as Cuban President Raul Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (L) listen during the closing session of the 5th Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) alliance summit in Havana December 14, 2009. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's.
  11. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Cuba's President Raul Castro, brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro, looks through the viewfinder of a TV camera during the welcome ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.
  12. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Cuba's President Raul Castro (R), brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro, speaks with Hugo Chavez (L), President of Venezuela during the welcoming ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.
  13. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Bolivia's President Evo Morales (C) hugs with Hugo Chavez (2nd from R), President of Venezuela as Cuba's President Raul Castro (L), brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro makes a comment, prior to the opening ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.
  14. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Cuba's President Raul Castro (C), brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro, delivers opening remarks as he sits next to Hugo Chavez (2nd R), President of Venezuela during the opening ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.
  15. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Bolivia's President Evo Morales (L) is received by Cuba's President Raul Castro (R), brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro, during the welcoming ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.
  16. HAVANA - DECEMBER 13: Bolivia's President Evo Morales (L) hugs Cuba's President Raul Castro (R), brother of Revolution leader Fidel Castro, during the welcome ceremony of the 8th summit of the ALBA, Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) in the Palacio de las Convenciones, on December 13, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. The ALBA was originally founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004.

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