A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya holds up a banner that reads in Spanish "say yes to the referendum" in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, June 27, 2009. With backing from Cuba's leader Fidel Castro and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, Zelaya pushed ahead Friday with a referendum on revamping the constitution, risking his rule in a standoff against Congress, the Supreme Court and the military. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya holds up a banner that reads in Spanish "say yes to the referendum" in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, June 27, 2009. With backing from Cuba's leader Fidel Castro and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, Zelaya pushed ahead Friday with a referendum on revamping the constitution, risking his rule in a standoff against Congress, the Supreme Court and the military.

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  2. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (C) holds a shirt presented as a gift by a group of Venezuelan students during a three-hour meeting in Havana in this photo taken August 22, 2009 and released August 24, 2009. Fit-looking Castro appeared on Cuban television for the first time since June 2008 and his photograph was published in an official newspaper on Sunday in a signal that his once-failing health has improved.
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  4. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (R) shakes hands with a Venezuelan student during a three-hour meeting in Havana in this photo taken August 22, 2009 and released August 24, 2009. Fit-looking Castro appeared on Cuban television for the first time since June 2008 and his photograph was published in an official newspaper on Sunday in a signal that his once-failing health has improved.
  5. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (L) holds a souvenir shirt he received from Venezuelan students in this August 22, 2009 video grab from Cuban TV. Fit-looking Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television for the first time since June 2008 and his photograph was published in an official newspaper on August 23, 2009 in a signal that his once-failing health has improved. Castro, 83, looked aged but in good condition as he spoke with a group of Venezuelan students in a three-hour meeting that took place on August 22, 2009.
  6. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (R) shakes hands with students from Venezuela in this August 22, 2009 video grab from Cuban TV. Fit-looking Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television for the first time since June 2008 and his photograph was published in an official newspaper on August 23, 2009 in a signal that his once-failing health has improved. Castro, 83, looked aged but in good condition as he spoke with a group of Venezuelan students in a three-hour meeting that took place on August 22, 2009.
  7. Former Cuba's President Fidel Castro (R) meets visiting Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in this August 21, 2009 photograph released by Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde. The official Cuban newspaper on Sunday published the photograph of 83-year-old Castro apparently in good health and meeting visiting Correa. Castro, the leader of Cuba's 1959 revolution that brought Communism to the Caribbean island, has remained out of public view for the last three years and in 2008 handed over the presidency to younger brother Raul Castro for health reasons.
  8. A man reads a copy of Juventud Rebelde newspaper in Havana, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2006. The front page displays a picture of a meeting between Cuba's leader Fidel Castro,right, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa held in Havana, Friday, Aug.21, 2009. Sunday's photo in Juventud Rebelde shows the 83-year-old Castro wearing a white shirt instead of the sports apparel he has worn in recent photos.
  9. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  10. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
  11. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.
  12. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  13. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  14. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA, Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  15. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals.
  16. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C-R), and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, (C-L) are seen amid reporters during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.

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