Former Cuban President Raul Castro is stable, sources say

Andy Gomez, Local 10 Cuba Analyst
Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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Tags: Cuba, Raul Castro, World News

Former Cuban President Raul Castro attends a political and cultural show paying tribute to late Cuban President Fidel Castro as Cuba marks what would have been his 100th birthday in Havana, Cuba, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

HAVANA, Cuba. — Former Cuban President Raul Castro remains hospitalized but is stable, sources told Local 10 News Cuba Analyst Dr. Andy Gomez on Thursday.

According to sources, retired General Abelardo Colome Ibarra, known as “ El Fury,” is currently in worse condition.

Colome Ibarra was head of the Ministry of the Interior and highly respected by the Castro brothers and the Cuban military.

Cuban officials have remained silent after the Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based newspaper in Spanish, reported on Tuesday that Castro, 95, who formally retired in April 2021, had suffered a stroke and was on life support.

Castro’s last public appearance was on June 6 at a ceremony to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior. He did not attend the official annual event to commemorate the historic assault of July 26, 1953.

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About The Author
Andy Gomez

Dr. Andy S. Gomez

Dr. Andy S. Gomez is considered one of the leading scholars on Cuba. He worked in higher education for 32 years before retiring from the University of Miami in 2012.

Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.