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Copies of the Russian edition of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's two-volume memoirs are displayed during the book presentation in Moscow, on October 17, 2011. The new book, 'The Strategic Victory,' includes and autobiographical section and the story of a major military victory...

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Cuban Ambassador to Russia Juan Valdes Figueroa (2nd R) speaks as he presents the Russian edition of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's memoirs in Moscow, on October 17, 2011, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) attending. The new book, 'The Strategic Victory,' includes...

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A Caracas resident walks past a mural 12 December, 2002, depicting (L-R) late Cuban-Argentine guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro and Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Venezuela, the world's...

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This TV grab from the state-owned Cuban television shows Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez paying a visit to Cuban leader Fidel Castro in his sickbed in Havana on September 1st, 2006. Chavez visited Castro, who is recovering from intestinal surgery, on a stopover in Havana on his way...

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R), accompanied by Cuban President Fidel Castro (C), speaks with journalists as he prepares to board a plane outbound for Jamaica at the end of a four-day official visit 23 August 2005 in Havana. The United States on Tuesday distanced itself from a call...

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Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) gestures as he bids farewell to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who boards a plane outbound for Jamaica after a four-day official visit to the island 23 August, 2005 in Havana. The United States on Tuesday distanced itself from a call by prominent...

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuelan television journalist Mario Silva (L) talk during an interview in Havana September 4, 2011, in this picture released by the Cubadebate website September 9, 2011. Castro, who had been out of sight for two months, was shown in what looked to...

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuelan television journalist Mario Silva (L) talk during an interview in Havana, in this still image taken from video released by the Cubadebate website on September 4, 2011.

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A worker in a bicycle parking lot takes notes next to posters on the wall of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, center, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Havana, Cuba, Friday Sept. 2, 2011.

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Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado (2nd L), Culture Minister Abel Prieto (C) and Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon (R) listen to Alfredo Vera (2nd R) of the Guayasamin Foundation from Ecuador speak during the opening of a homage to former Cuban president Fidel...

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Cubans hold up pictures of former Cuban president Fidel Castro during a concert waiting for his 85th birthday, late on August 13, 2011, at the Karl Marx theater in Havana. Cuban revolutionary icon Castro turns 85 on August 14, 2011 amid celebrations in his honor that he so far failed to...

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Cuban singer and a member of the Buenavista Social Club band, Omara Portuondo, performs during a concert to mark the 85th birthday of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, late on August 13, 2011, at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana. Cuban revolutionary icon Castro turns 85 on August 14,...

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Cuban president Fidel Castro (R) expresses his joy in meeting former South African president Nelson Mandela at Mandela's office in Johannesburg 02 September 2001. Castro who took part in the UN World Racism conference in Durban used the opportunity to visit Mandela, whose health is...

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In this photo released on Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 by Cuba's presidency via Cubadebate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, meets Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012.

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In this photo released on Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 by Cuba's presidency via Cubadebate, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, meets Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Center is an unidentified translator BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE.

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) stands with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Cuba January 12, 2012. Ahmadinejad said on Thursday both Cuba-Iranian relations and Castro were in good shape after he met with the former Cuban leader and his younger brother President Raul Castro...

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African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela (C) greets Cuban Olympic boxer Teofilo Stevenson (L) 25 July 1991 in Havana. Cuban President Fidel Castro (R) inaugurated the opening of the Panamerican Games village.

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Carlos Valenciaga, personal assistant to the president of cuba, Fidel Castro (2nd L), adjusts Castro's hat, while the president of Mexico, Vicente Fox (R), gets into the car after their meeting at the ENERGAS electric and gas base. Carlos Valenciaga, asistente personal del presidente...

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The presidents of Mexico and Cuba, Vicente Fox (L) and Fidel Castro (R) talk during the ENERGAS deal 03 February 2002 in La Habana during Fox's 24 hour visit to Cuba. Los presidentes de Mexico y Cuba, Vicente Fox (I) y Fidel Castro (D) respectivamente, dialogan durante una visita a la...

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The president of cuba Fidel Castro (L) and the president of mexico Vicente Fox (R) start a ceremony in La Habana, and later meet the historian, Eusebio Leal, in La Habana Vieja, 03 February 2002. El presidente cubano Fidel Castro (I) y el presidente mexicano Vicente Fox (D) esperan que...

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Mexican president Vicente Fox (L) waves to the public during a visit with cuban president Fidel Castro (R), 03 February 2002, at the Centro Internacinal de Restauracion Neurologica (CIREN) in La Habana. Fox visited for 24 hours. El presidente mexicano Vicente Fox (I) saluda al publico,...

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Cuban leader Fidel Castro (R) listen to Cuba's national anthem at Revolution's Square in Havana, 27 September 2003. Lula arrived in Havana Friday for a two-day stay.

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Cuba's President Fidel Castro (L), chats with his South Africa's counterpart Thabo Mbeki during the inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, 01 January 2003. Da Silva in his inauguration speech set his top priority as battling world protectionism and...

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Cuban President Fidel Castro pose for the official photograph in front of their respective national flags at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, 26 September, 2003. Lula da Silva is in Cuba for a two-day official visit.

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Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) and Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe review the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony for the Zimbabwean leader 16 July, 2002 in Havana. Mugabe, on Castro's invitation, came for a five-day official visit to Cuba.