(FILES) Cuban President Fidel Castro gestures during a public rally in homage of the Cuban nationals killed in terrorist attacks 06 February, 2006 in Havana. Fidel Castro resigned on February 19, 2008 as president and commander in chief of Cuba in a message published in the online version of the official daily Granma. AFP PHOTO/Adalberto ROQUE CUBA-CASTRO-RESIGNATION CUBA-CASTRO-RESIGNATION