Fidel Castro hints at retirement


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Cuba's ailing communist leader, Fidel Castro, has said he has a duty not to hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger people.

Correspondents say the letter read on state TV is the first suggestion that the 81-year-old president may give up his position in Cuba's leadership.

Last year he handed over power to his brother Raul on a temporary basis.

Since then, he has not made a public appearance - although the government has released pictures of Mr Castro.

In the letter released on Monday, he said his duty was not to cling to office but "to pass on experiences and ideas whose modest value arises from the exceptional era in which I lived".

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/worl...cas/7149170.stm

Published: 2007/12/18 00:59:23 GMT

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» In the letter released on Monday, he said his duty was not to cling to

» office but "to pass on experiences and ideas whose modest value arises

» from the exceptional era in which I lived".

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He has to be kidding :rotfl:

He has hung on tighter than bark on a tree.

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