Castro in health call.FIDEL Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz sent Cubans a sober greeting on his 80th birthday, saying he faces a long recovery from surgery. But he encouraged them to be optimistic and said Cuba "will continue marching on". A newspaper printed the first pictures of Castro since he underwent surgery for an unspecified intestinal ailment ail·ment n. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. that forced him to step aside as president two weeks ago. His younger brother Raul made his first public appearance as Cuba's acting president, greeting Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on his arrival in Cuba for Fidel's birthday. |
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