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Chavez: Castro Was Prepared to Die
 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his ailing ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is recovering slowly from intestinal surgery but told him recently that he was prepared to die. ``Fidel told me when I went to visit him in Havana: 'Chavez, I already lived my epoch, I can die. I'm free to die, not you. You are a slave of life, don't let them kill you,''' Chavez said during a campaign rally in his home state of Barinas. Chavez, who is up for re-election Dec. 3, also told the crowd that Castro's health is progressing two months after he temporarily turned power over to his younger brother Raul. ``Fidel's recovery is advancing, according to the report with details that I received last night,'' Chavez said. ``It will be a slow recovery because of the type of illness, which was serious at one moment.'' Chavez did not say who sent him the report. Posted by: Fred 2006-10-04 |
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