卡斯特罗向弟弟临时移交权力

Citizens of Cuba are waiting for news about the health of President Fidel Castro after he relinquished power for the first time in nearly 50 years of rule. The Cuban leader's spokesman read a statement Monday saying the handover is temporary. The statement says Mr. Castro had surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding brought on by stress and he will rest for the next few weeks.

His brother and designated successor Raul Castro will assume presidential powers and lead Cuba's Communist Party.

In the U.S., Cuban exiles in Miami (Florida) are celebrating the news of the Cuban president's illness by dancing in the streets of the city's Little Havana neighborhood.

Fidel Castro turns 80 later this month. He has appeared increasingly frail in recent years and is rumored to have Parkinson's disease.

古巴国民在等待有关古巴领导人菲德尔.卡斯特罗健康状况的消息。卡斯特罗在掌权将近50年后第一次移交权力。卡斯特罗的发言人星期一宣读了一份声明说， 权力移交是暂时的。声明说， 卡斯特罗由于压力导致胃肠出血，接受了手术，将需要休息几个星期。

他的弟弟、已定的接班人劳尔.卡斯特罗将接掌总统权力并领导古巴共产党。

在美国，佛罗里达州迈阿密的古巴流亡者在被称为小哈瓦那的社区街头跳舞，庆祝古巴总统患病的消息。

菲德尔.卡斯特罗8月底满80岁。最近几年，他的身体看来越来越虚弱。有传闻说，他患有帕金森氏综合症。