"in 1972 he refused to join the other UUP MPs in resigning the Conservative Party whip. He instead resigned from the UUP, describing himself as an independent Unionist and Conservative MP. In August 1969, at the outset of The Troubles, Mills travelled with Robin Bailie to the United States to counter the fund raising efforts of Bernadette Devlin, and to promote the Unionist point of view to an American audience. In 1973, Mills joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He retired from the House in 1974. He lives in Malone Park, was partner in a solicitors firm, and currently"
"Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban Communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. A Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, Castro also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state, while industry and business were nationalized and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Born in Birán, Oriente as the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro"
"houses were available at low rents or available for purchase for low down payments when their former middle-class owners had fled to the suburbs. By 1973, Harvey Milk, who would become the most famous resident of the neighborhood, opened a camera store, Castro Camera, and began political involvement as a gay activist, further contributing to the notion of the Castro as a gay destination. Some of the culture of the late 1970s included what was termed the ""Castro clone"", a mode of dress and personal grooming that exemplified butchness and masculinity of the working-class men in construction—tight denim jeans, black"
"Fidel Castro over the running of the health sector, he was appointed to serve as the Politburo's delegate in the province of Matanzas. He remained in Matanzas until mid-1971; his administration of the province's economy and health sector was successful, particularly in terms of crop outputs, public transport and reduced infant mortality. Upon leaving Matanzas in 1971, he was appointed first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party in the province of Havana and was elected to the Politburo in December 1975. He is a member of the National Assembly of People's Power, representing the municipality of Guantánamo. Since 2006, he"
"suits and ""guayabera"" publicly as well. Within Cuba, Castro was often nicknamed """"El Caballo"""" (""The Horse""), a label attributed to Cuban entertainer Benny Moré which alludes to Castro's well known philandering during the 1950s and early 1960s, and during this period Castro was widely recognized as a sex symbol in Cuba. He was also often nicknamed ""El Comandante"" (the commander). Many details of Castro's private life, particularly involving his family members, are scarce, as such information is censored by state media. Castro's first wife was Mirta Díaz-Balart, whom he married in October 1948, and together they had a son, Fidel"
"Ideological diversionism Ideological diversionism: (""""Diversionismo Ideológico""""), term first used by Raúl Castro, then Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and now President of the Council of State of Cuba, delivered as a speech to the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) on June 6 of 1972 to celebrate its eleventh anniversary, and published in its entirety in the Cuban magazine Bohemia under the title ""El diversionismo Ideologico, arma sutil que esgrimen los enemigos contra la Revolución"" [1]. ""Ideological Diversionism"", as used by Castro defined the discursive practice of subjects who appropriated Marxist and communist rhetoric without the ""true revolutionary commitment""."
"He came to interpret Cuba's problems as an integral part of capitalist society, or the ""dictatorship of the bourgeoisie"", rather than the failings of corrupt politicians. Adopting the Marxist idea that meaningful political change could only be brought about by a proletariat revolution, Castro visited Havana’s poorest neighborhoods, witnessing the nation’s social and racial inequalities, and became active in the University Committee for the Struggle against Racial Discrimination. In September 1949, Mirta gave birth to a son, Fidelito, so the couple moved to a larger Havana flat. Castro continued to put himself at risk, staying active in the city's politics"
"Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution The Cuban communist revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro took part in the Cuban Revolution from 1953 to 1959. Following on from his early life, Castro decided to fight for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's military junta by founding a paramilitary organisation, ""The Movement"". In July 1953, they launched a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, during which many militants were killed and Castro was arrested. Placed on trial, he defended his actions and provided his famous ""History Will Absolve Me"" speech, before being sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment in the Model Prison on the"
"2006 illness did not influence business since trade was conducted largely with Cuban ministers. The Van 't Wouts say they are apolitical: ""As a trade organisation you can't really bring about a regime change."" Daughter Merel is a fashion designer and served as Castro's personal tailor, convincing him to occasionally change from his customary military attire to a business suit. She claimed that ""green doesn't suit him at all"". Unlike her father, who regularly referred to him as ""Señor Presidente"", she was less formal, choosing instead to address Castro as ""Fidel"". Merel often amicably slapped Castro on the shoulder, an"
"12, 2010 and was lain in state in Capitol of Puerto Rico. He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity. José Guillermo Izquierdo Stella José Guillermo Izquierdo Stella was a Puertorican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. He served as a legislator in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. Afterwards he was a senator in the Senate of Puerto Rico from f1985 al 1992. From 1973 to 1977 he was the president of the Consumer Affairs Commission of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. As a legislator he was instrumental in the creation of"
"Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician who is currently serving as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the socialist state, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro in April 2011. He has also been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, the highest decision-making body since 1975. In February 2008, he was appointed the President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers. He stepped down as President on 19 April 2018. Previous to being appointed acting"
"José Miró Cardona José Miró Cardona (22 August 1902 in Havana – 10 August 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Cuban politician. He served as Prime Minister for a period of some six weeks in early 1959, following his appointment by President Manuel Urrutia on January 5, 1959. On February 13, 1959, Miró unexpectedly resigned and was replaced by Fidel Castro. Miró was a lawyer and professor at the University of Havana and had become a noted leader in the civil opposition to President Fulgencio Batista. He had inspired students to work for the Cuban Revolution. Following his"
"Fidel Castro Handbook Fidel Castro Handbook is a 2006 book by British politician George Galloway. Galloway describes himself as ""a partisan for Cuba, for the revolution, for the leadership'"". The book details a history of Cuba since the revolution and the progress made despite sanctions from the United States. The book was launched at Portcullis House, Westminster, London. Whilst the book received some praise on the left, from Australia's ""Green Left Weekly"" for example, it was criticised by ""Workers' Liberty"" for being ""a hagiography about one of the last grand Stalinist autocrats by one of its most loquacious apologists"". According"
"diplomat and reporter have original things to say. Coltman's book is more measured, Skierka's more timely, yet neither strays far outside their specialist expertise."" The Real Fidel Castro The Real Fidel Castro is a biography of the Cuban revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro, written by the British diplomat Sir Leycester Coltman (1938–2003) and first published by Yale University Press in 2003. A diplomat for the government of the United Kingdom, Coltman had been appointed to the position of British ambassador to Cuba from 1991 through to 1994, during which time he got to know Castro personally. He died shortly before"
"term on Madrid's City Council, she was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies in 1989 representing the Province of Madrid and served until 1993. She later on returned to Congress in 1996 for the same district, however, following disputes with the IU leader, Julio Anguita, she left IU in 1997 and resigned her seat in Congress in 1999. That same year, after joining the PSOE, Cristina was elected to the Madrid Assembly and was chosen to serve in the Spanish Senate from 1999 to 2003. Cristina Almeida María Cristina Almeida Castro (born 24 July 1944 in Badajoz) is a"
"Castro Camera Castro Camera was a camera store in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, operated by Harvey Milk from 1972 until his assassination in 1978. During the 1970s the store became the center of the neighborhood's growing gay community, as well as campaign headquarters for Milk's various campaigns for elected office. Milk, an avid amateur photographer, was disappointed over a developer ruining a roll of film. With his then-partner, Scott Smith, Milk opened the store in 1972, using the last $1,000 of their savings. The store soon became a focus of the growing influx of young gay people,"
"the growth of the Castro District outpaced either of them. Thousands of gay men migrated to San Francisco, turning the quiet Irish working-class neighborhood around Castro Street into a bustling center of activity. Meanwhile, many lesbians moved their homes and businesses to nearby Valencia Street in the Mission District. New Yorker Harvey Milk resettled on Castro Street in 1972, and opened Castro Camera the following year. Dissatisfied with the level of bureaucratic apathy and indifference toward the gay community, Milk decided to run for city supervisor. Through his multiple campaigns, culminating in his 1977 election, he became the political voice"
"served as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Second Secretary of its Politburo from the Party's formation in October 1965; also as First Vice President of the Cuban Council of State of the National Assembly of People's Power and Council of Ministers when these were established in 1976. He was appointed Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces when it was founded in October 1959 and served in that capacity until February 2008. On 31 July 2006, Fidel Castro's personal secretary, Carlos Valenciaga, announced on state-run television that Fidel Castro would provisionally hand over"
"S.A. in Cuba, and has two children with him, and a daughter from her previous marriage with the Chilean former FPMR member Juan Gutiérrez Fischmann. Mariela Castro Mariela Castro Espín (born 27 July 1962) is the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana and an activist for LGBT rights in Cuba. She is the daughter of former Cuban president Raúl Castro and feminist and revolutionary Vilma Espín, and the niece of former president Fidel Castro. Mariela Castro is the daughter of former Cuban president Raúl Castro and feminist and revolutionary Vilma Espín, and the niece of"
"Castro clone Castro clone is LGBT slang for a homosexual man who appeared in dress and style as an idealized working-class man. The term and image grew out of the heavily gay-populated Castro neighborhood in San Francisco during the late 1970s, when the modern LGBT rights movement, sparked by the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City and the Summer of Love, gave rise to an urban community. The first recorded usage of the term is from Arthur Evans's ""Red Queen Broadsides"", a series of posters he wheatpasted around the Castro at the time. The look was most common from"
"Fidel (2002 film) Fidel is a 2002 mini-series by David Attwood that describes the Cuban revolution and political career of Fidel Castro (played by Víctor Huggo Martin). The total duration of the film is 200 minutes, but the video-version is shorter. Gael García Bernal would later reprise his role as Che Guevara in the film ""The Motorcycle Diaries"". The film is almost documentary in its portrayal of facts. It claims to be based strongly on facts, apart from some adaptations like merging various characters into one. After two hours the movie changes dramatically. The first two hours are about the"
"in February. Fidel Castro was cremated on 26 November 2016. A funeral procession travelled along the island's central highway, tracing in reverse, the route of the ""Freedom Caravan"" of January 1959, and after nine days of public mourning, his ashes were entombed in the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. Castro proclaimed himself to be ""a Socialist, a Marxist, and a Leninist"", and publicly identified as a Marxist–Leninist from December 1961 onward. As a Marxist, Castro sought to transform Cuba from a capitalist state which was dominated by foreign imperialism to a socialist society and ultimately to a communist"
"CDS party (1975–1983) and the CDS-PP (1998-2003). Member of the CDS-PP’s National Board Executive Committee (since 2004). Vice-Chairman of the CDS’ parliamentary group for 1981 and CDS spokesman 1976–1983. He founded Juventude Centrista in 1974. He worked as a legal expert and counsellor (1976–1999). He worked in television, being a member (1988–1990), and Chairman (1990–1991), of the inspection board of RTP (Portuguese Radio and Television). Between 1991 and 1999, he held a number of managerial posts at TVI television. He was vice-chairman of ""Sport Lisboa e Benfica"" for 1997–1998. He is a contributor to various newspapers. José Ribeiro e Castro"
"were judgmental toward effeminate or flamboyant men. Castro clone Castro clone is LGBT slang for a homosexual man who appeared in dress and style as an idealized working-class man. The term and image grew out of the heavily gay-populated Castro neighborhood in San Francisco during the late 1970s, when the modern LGBT rights movement, sparked by the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City and the Summer of Love, gave rise to an urban community. The first recorded usage of the term is from Arthur Evans's ""Red Queen Broadsides"", a series of posters he wheatpasted around the Castro at the"
"National Assembly and has attended events for the Communist Party of Cuba with González, who has been called up to the stage to meet Fidel Castro. Castro also attended a filmed birthday party of González with his schoolmates. In September 2005, González was interviewed by ""60 Minutes"" and stated during the interview that Fidel Castro was a friend, and that he considers Castro ""not only as a friend but as a father""; González's aunt, Angela González, said she doubted whether the interview represented his true beliefs because of the controls imposed by Cuba on information. In December 2006, an ill"
"Valdemar Castillo Valdemar Isidro Castillo (born 22 May 1946, Corozal Town) is a Belizean politician of Spanish descent and a member of the People's United Party. He was the representative for the Corozal North constituency from 1979 to 2008. He served as Minister of Labour, Local Government and the Sugar Industry from 1999 until 2008 under Prime Minister Said Musa. Castillo fought alongside George Cadle Price and achieved independence for Belize on 21 September 1981. Castillo was elected to the Belize House of Representatives from the Corozal North constituency in 1979 and served until he was defeated for re-election in"
"Isidoro Malmierca Peoli Isidoro Malmierca Peoli (September 25, 1930 – August 11, 2001) a Cuban politician who was Cuba's foreign minister from 1976 to 1992 and founder of the Cuban Communist Party. Born in Havana, he became involved in Cuba's turbulent left-wing politics as a young man, joining the tiny Popular Socialist Party, the Moscow-line predecessor of the Communist Party, during the years of right-wing regimes that preceded the 1959 revolution. The PSP had only a few thousand members, but was well-organized and had strong links with the urban unions. The PSP at first played little part in Fidel Castro's"
"development, with an ecological footprint of less than 1.8 hectares per capita and a Human Development Index of over 0.8 for 2007. Similarly, Castro also became a proponent of the anti-globalisation movement. He criticized U.S. global hegemony and the control exerted by multinationals. Castro also maintained his devout anti-apatheid beliefs, and at the July 26 celebrations in 1991, Castro was joined onstage by the South African political activist Nelson Mandela, recently released from prison. Mandela would praise Cuba's involvement in battling South Africa in Angola and thanked Castro personally. He would later attend Mandela's inauguration as President of South Africa"
"The Real Fidel Castro The Real Fidel Castro is a biography of the Cuban revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro, written by the British diplomat Sir Leycester Coltman (1938–2003) and first published by Yale University Press in 2003. A diplomat for the government of the United Kingdom, Coltman had been appointed to the position of British ambassador to Cuba from 1991 through to 1994, during which time he got to know Castro personally. He died shortly before his biography's publication. The biography looks at Castro's life from its beginning up until the start of the 21st century, when Castro was in"
"2007 he returned to the back benches, being one of only two MPs in the party to lose their shadow cabinet responsibilities in the reshuffle after Nick Clegg's election as Liberal Democrat leader. Holmes hit the headlines in March 2008 when he was the only Liberal Democrat MP to sign an Early Day Motion praising Fidel Castro at the time of his resignation. He was quoted on the BBC as saying ""It is true Cuba has political prisoners and no free elections, but it has very good dentistry."" Holmes was the Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Justice and sat on"
"death, Cuba's government announced that it would be passing a law prohibiting the naming of ""institutions, streets, parks or other public sites, or erecting busts, statues or other forms of tribute"" in honor of the late Cuban leader in keeping with his wishes to prevent a cult of personality from developing around him. Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban Communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. A Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist,"
"Agapito Robleda Castro Agapito Robleda Castro (d. January 5, 2016) was a Honduran politician. His ""nom de guerre"" during his underground years was 'Renato Pereira'. Robleda Castro was born a peasant family in El Progreso, Yoro on March 30, 1932. At the age of 16 he began to work at the Tela Railroad Company. He became a member of the Honduran Democratic Revolutionary Party (PDRH). He joined a Marxist study group in La Ceiba, together with other PDRH members, in 1952. Robleda Castro was one of the co-founders of the Communist Party of Honduras in 1954. He was a member"
"“After taking control of the DGI, the KGB compelled Castro to replace its chief, Manuel Piñeiro, with José Méndez Cominches in 1969. (26) One theory posited that the Soviets had not forgiven Piñeiro, a Castro loyalist, for thwarting a KGB plot -in collusion with a pro-Soviet ""microfaction"" of the PCC/CC- to oust Castro in early 1968 and replace him with a party member more amenable to Moscow's orders. (27) Nevertheless, Castro kept Piñeiro in his other position as MININT vice minister, and also gave him supervisory control over the 400-member DL staff. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Organization of American"