Cuban boy castaway Elián González becomes lawmaker
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In 1999, at just 5 years old, Elián González and his mother were aboard a boat of Cuban migrants headed toward Florida when the boat capsized in the Florida Straits.
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In 1999, at just 5 years old, Elián González and his mother were aboard a boat of Cuban migrants headed toward Florida when the boat capsized in the Florida Straits.
HAVANA >> Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States.
Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States. Now 29, González is stepping into Cuban politics.
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