CUBA: Wikileaks Reveals Fidel's Near Death in 2006; Raul's Possible Depression After Wife's Death.

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   Fidel Castro's health is considered a state secret in Cuba.
    No Longer. Wikileaks sent cables to Spain's El Pais newspaper that reveal what many Habinistas speculated at the time, that Castro almost died after suffering a perforated intestine during an internal flight.
   His illness led Fidel to turn power over to his brother Raul.
      Details revealed that Fidel had a perforation of the large intestine and needed surgery.
      But that he "capriciously" refused to have a colostomy so his condition deteriorated over time and he required further surgery. There were complications until a specialist was brought in from Spain.

AND:  In a 2007 cable after the death of Raul Castro's wife, Vilma Espin, it was speculated that the loss might throw Raul into a depression —  but have little effect on Fidel.

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