Cuba's Fidel Castro 'reappears' after 14 months
- 9 years ago
Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, has been seen in public by the public for the first time in 14 months, local media reports.
Newly-released photos appear to show the leader greeting a group of Venezuelans, which was visiting a school in the capital, Havana.
Cuba’s Fidel Castro seen in public after 14 months http://t.co/vNYVcW5p2W pic.twitter.com/7t2veKaBtX— Press TV (@PressTV) April 5, 2015
The encounter is said to have been unplanned.
State-run television network Cubavision released the pictures on Saturday (April 4), but reported the meeting took place the previous Monday (March 30).
Castro’s prolonged absence had led to rumours he was terminally ill or may even have died.
Newly-released photos appear to show the leader greeting a group of Venezuelans, which was visiting a school in the capital, Havana.
Cuba’s Fidel Castro seen in public after 14 months http://t.co/vNYVcW5p2W pic.twitter.com/7t2veKaBtX— Press TV (@PressTV) April 5, 2015
The encounter is said to have been unplanned.
State-run television network Cubavision released the pictures on Saturday (April 4), but reported the meeting took place the previous Monday (March 30).
Castro’s prolonged absence had led to rumours he was terminally ill or may even have died.