Posted on 09/02/2026 6:42:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Raúl Castro turned 95 years old in June, so this isn't exactly a big news flash, but if rumors are true, he's not doing too well.
Various Miami-based Cuban exile media outlets have reported that a source inside his inner circle says he has had a stroke and is in the hospital in critical condition. Some are even reporting that he's intubated and that machines are keeping him alive.
Dr. Andy S. Gomez of Local 10 in Florida has also confirmed that Cuban sources tell him Castro is hospitalized, but he refused to say more or speculate about his condition. The Miami Herald said that sources inside Cuba say there is no public activity that would reflect the former dictator's impending death.
The regime, of course, has not confirmed or denied any of this. If you'll recall, there were a lot of false rumors leading up to his brother Fidel Castro's death in 2016, so this could very well end up being one of those situations.
Raúl has made some public appearances in recent months, though he's also skipped a few notable ones. When he does appear in public, he looks frail and unwell. His most recent appearance was on August 13 when he attended public events to celebrate Fidel's 100th birthday. He has reportedly had some health issues in recent years, like cancer, but again, the regime has never confirmed any of it.
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Once he croaks, that could be the trigger for change in Cuba.
“Never let a crisis go to waste.”
Cuba Libre!
Fidel has long been dead. They faked it with doubles.
Hey, brother Fidel, why is that smell of matches here?
Well, he has 4 kids and one is a son.
“Alejandro Castro Espín: He is an only son and a high-ranking military figure who holds the rank of Brigadier General in Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior.”
That doesn’t sound good to me.
Don’t be a tease!........
Could be like what happened in Yugoslavia when Tito died. He was the only one keeping the whole thing together.
Of course, you don’t want to see happen to Cuba, what happened to Yugoslavia 15 years later.
People who have rank merely because they are related to some other person usually are not fit to be there........
John McCain
😭
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead..........
Well I hope Raul doesn’t take as long as Hyman Roth....I didn’t think thst old codger was ever gonna die. 😆
From what I have read Raúl hasn’t been in control of the island for some time.
Maybe there will be some changes after his death but will there be an end to the dictatorship?
Doubtful.
I send Raul the Fiddler on the Roof prayer for the Czar.
In Fiddler on the Roof, the famous joke about the Tsar is: “May God bless and keep the Tsar... far away from us!”
When it comes to communism I don’t think that’s a rule 😏
From what I have read Raúl hasn’t been in control of the island for some time.
Not day-to-day, but I am sure all the big decisions still go through him.
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