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Rare pictures show smiling Castro | Rare pictures show smiling Castro |
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Fidel Castro had not been pictured in public since falling ill in 2006 | Fidel Castro had not been pictured in public since falling ill in 2006 |
New photographs have emerged showing Fidel Castro greeting workers in a rare public appearance. | New photographs have emerged showing Fidel Castro greeting workers in a rare public appearance. |
The images of a grey-bearded Castro, 83, smiling and wearing a white tracksuit, offer a rare glimpse of the reclusive former Cuban leader. | The images of a grey-bearded Castro, 83, smiling and wearing a white tracksuit, offer a rare glimpse of the reclusive former Cuban leader. |
Mr Castro appears slightly stooped but otherwise healthy in the four pictures, which were reportedly taken with a worker's mobile phone. | Mr Castro appears slightly stooped but otherwise healthy in the four pictures, which were reportedly taken with a worker's mobile phone. |
He had not been photographed in public since falling ill in July 2006. | He had not been photographed in public since falling ill in July 2006. |
The latest images, taken at a scientific think tank in Havana, were posted on href="http://bloguerosrevolucion.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fidel-visito-el-centro" title="Cuban blog">the blog of two Cuban journalists on Saturday. | |
They were taken at the National Center for Scientific Investigation in the capital on Wednesday. | They were taken at the National Center for Scientific Investigation in the capital on Wednesday. |
'Blowing kisses' | 'Blowing kisses' |
A worker at the centre reportedly sent the pictures to Rosa Baez, a journalist who works for official Cuban media, who posted them on her blog. | A worker at the centre reportedly sent the pictures to Rosa Baez, a journalist who works for official Cuban media, who posted them on her blog. |
A comment from the unidentified Cuban worker accompanied the images. | A comment from the unidentified Cuban worker accompanied the images. |
"He is thin but he looks good, and according to our director, he is very good mentally," it read. | "He is thin but he looks good, and according to our director, he is very good mentally," it read. |
Mr Castro stopped, said hello and blew kisses to the employees, the worker added. | Mr Castro stopped, said hello and blew kisses to the employees, the worker added. |
The pictures were also posted on the blog of Norelys Morales, a well-known Cuban television journalist. | The pictures were also posted on the blog of Norelys Morales, a well-known Cuban television journalist. |
Castro had not been photographed in public since being taken ill in July 2006. He was forced to hand over power - first temporarily, then permanently - to his younger brother Raul, 79. | Castro had not been photographed in public since being taken ill in July 2006. He was forced to hand over power - first temporarily, then permanently - to his younger brother Raul, 79. |
The only updates on his health come from visiting dignitaries who have been able to meet him. Exactly what he suffers from, and where he is recuperating, remain state secrets. | The only updates on his health come from visiting dignitaries who have been able to meet him. Exactly what he suffers from, and where he is recuperating, remain state secrets. |
Mr Castro himself said last year that he did not think he would see Barack Obama re-elected in 2012 - although it was not clear whether he was referring to his own life expectancy or the staying power of the US president. | Mr Castro himself said last year that he did not think he would see Barack Obama re-elected in 2012 - although it was not clear whether he was referring to his own life expectancy or the staying power of the US president. |
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