Raúl Castro, Cuba’s low-profile former president and revolutionary guerilla, appeared in public for the first time since being indicted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft, official video released Saturday showed.
Castro’s celebration of his 95th birthday with top officials and military leaders at the Ministry of Interior in Havana on late Friday offered Cuba’s socialist government an opportunity to close ranks and project defiance as the Trump administration escalates its pressure campaign on the fuel-starved island.
State TV broadcast footage of Castro, clad in his olive-green military uniform, entering a packed theater to
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