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  • Uruguay Breaks Ties With Cuba - Ambassador given 72 hours to leave

    04/24/2002 1:33:10 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 24 replies · 398+ views
    yahoo.com ^ | Apr 23, 2002 - 9:25 PM ET | RAUL GARCES, AP
    MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's president announced Tuesday that his country was breaking diplomatic ties with Cuba, days after Uruguay sponsored a U.N. human rights vote targeting Fidel Castro's government. The surprise announcement by President Jorge Batlle came as the Uruguayan leader charged Cuba with a series of insults against this South American nation. Cuban President Fidel Castro, who was speaking live on a government television program in Havana when the announcement was made, characterized Batlle as "a lackey." Uruguay sponsored a resolution targeting Cuba that was passed Friday by the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The vote was...