Cuba's Controversial Leader Fidel Castro Leaves Behind A Mixed Legacy

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Fidel Castro (Photo Credit: Vandrad CC3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

On Sunday, December 4, Fidel Castro, Cuba’s former President and leader of the Communist revolution, will be laid to rest at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba, the island's second-largest city. Fidel, who passed away on Friday, November 25 at age 90, ruled the country with an iron fist for 47 years (1959-2006) and was one of the most controversial leaders of our time. Supporters maintain that Fidel was a champion of socialism and think his revolutionary regime protected Cuba from American imperialism. Critics, which include his daughter Alina Fernández, considered him a dictator who allowed human rights abuses and impoverished the country’s economy.

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  • gygolabukyji
    gygolabukyji4달
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    • jkbear
      jkbear4년 이상
      cool
      • NO!6년 이하
        good to know
        • harry potter6년 이상
          cool
          • natemaster
            natemaster7년 이상
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            • Havanna7년 이상
              cool
              • dank8년 이상
                A communist is a communist. He ruined the Cuban economy, oppressed his island's people, and his 'healthcare' and 'education' are pretty much a lie. There's a reason why so many Cubans ran to the US and there's a reason that many of them celebrated when he died.
              • Annonymous8년 이상
                That is so sad. I don't watch the news much so this is new to me. :)
                • ufo518년 이상
                  im gonna bet on the guys grave will be haunted
                  • Ugly8년 이상
                    Wow!!!!