Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished his presidential powers to his brother Raul on Monday night and told Cubans that he had undergone surgery.
The Cuban leader said he had suffered intestinal bleeding, apparently due to stress from recent public appearances in Argentina and Cuba, according to the letter read live on television by his secretary, Carlos Valenciaga.
Castro said that extreme stress "had provoked in me a sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding that obligated me to undergo a complicated surgical procedure."
Castro said he had undergone surgery and was temporarily relinquishing the presidency to his brother and successor Raul, the defense minister.
He said the move was of "a provisional character."
Monday, July 31, 2006
AP: "Ailing Castro gives power to brother"--headline better than story
I let out a very loud "wow" when I read the headline, but the transfer of power is only temporary. I don't think Raul is any better than Fidel, but a permanent transfer of power would be more indicative that Fidel is about to be with Stalin and Mao:
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