like everyone else. after a near fatal illness in 2008, castro turned the reins of power over to his younger brother raul and as cuba s new president began taking tentative steps toward reform, the u.s. began to ease restrictions. fidel castro was suspicious writing in january 2015 that although he doesn t trust u.s. policies and had not exchanged a word with them, this does not mean i would oppose a peaceful solution to conflicts or threats of war. in september last year, fidel met with pope francis, they talked about common problems of humanity that the pope condemned what he called cuba s authoritarian and corrupt regime. in march this year, american president barack obama visited cuba seven months after the two countries re-established diplomatic relations. he met with raul castro, but not fidel. at his 90th birthday party in
writing in january, 2015, that although he doesn t trust u.s. policies and have not exchanged a word with them, this does not mean, however, that i would oppose a peaceful solution to conflicts or threats of war. in september last year, fidel met with pope francis. they talked about common problems of humanity, but the pope had once condemned what he called cuba s authoritarian and corrupt regime. in march this year, american president barack obama visited cuba, seven months after the two countries reestablished diplomatic relations. he met with raul castro but not fidel. at his 90th birthday party in august of this year, a frail fidel castro appeared at a theater named for carl marx and was shown in occasional photos with foreign leaders. fidel castro came to power as a revolutionary inspired by marx, but as he died, castro was watching his revolution change in a way that was beyond his