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| Cuban TV shows 'stronger' Castro | Cuban TV shows 'stronger' Castro |
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| Cuban television has shown its first pictures for three months of ailing leader Fidel Castro. | Cuban television has shown its first pictures for three months of ailing leader Fidel Castro. |
| Mr Castro, 80, was seen standing during a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which was said to have taken place on Monday. | Mr Castro, 80, was seen standing during a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which was said to have taken place on Monday. |
| He appeared frail but stronger than three months ago. | He appeared frail but stronger than three months ago. |
| Mr Castro has not been seen in public since undergoing gastric surgery in July, prompting speculation that he had cancer or was terminally ill. | Mr Castro has not been seen in public since undergoing gastric surgery in July, prompting speculation that he had cancer or was terminally ill. |
| 'Socialism or death' | |
| The pictures show Mr Castro drinking orange juice and joking with Mr Chavez. | |
| We will triumph - fatherland, socialism or death Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez Profile: Fidel Castro Cubans calm about illness | |
| "As I have said, this is far from being a lost battle," he says to the Venezuelan leader. | |
| Mr Chavez replies that this is a battle that will be won. It had not been announced that he was in Cuba. | Mr Chavez replies that this is a battle that will be won. It had not been announced that he was in Cuba. |
| The two wrapped up their meeting with the words: "We will triumph. Fatherland, socialism or death". | |
| The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Havana says that Mr Castro still looks frail but has recovered noticeably since his last appearance on television in October. | The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Havana says that Mr Castro still looks frail but has recovered noticeably since his last appearance on television in October. |
| His younger brother Raul has been acting as president since July. | His younger brother Raul has been acting as president since July. |
| State secret | |
| The state of Mr Castro's health has been the subject of much speculation. | |
| The most regular pronouncements on his health have come from his Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez. | |
| Last week he showed a letter signed by Fidel Castro which he said was proof that the Cuban president was recovering. | |
| Mr Castro's health is treated as a state secret in Cuba. | |
| Authorities have denied the claims of US intelligence officials that he has terminal cancer but will only say that Mr Castro is recuperating satisfactorily. | |
| Earlier this month, President Chavez denied a report in a Spanish newspaper that said Mr Castro's prognosis was very grave after three failed operations. | |
| A Spanish surgeon who travelled to Cuba last month to examine Mr Castro also said the report was "without foundation". |