The Week | 3rd December 2016
DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY: FIDEL CASTRO'S LEGACY
Funeral preparations were under way in Cuba this week following the death of Fidel Castro, one of 20th century politics’ most iconic figures. The demise of the ninety year old revolutionary was announced last Friday by his younger brother Raúl, who succeeded him as president in 2008. The state declared nine days of national mourning. The ashes of the man known as El
Comandante were being carried in procession across the island to Santiago de Cuba, the nation’s second city, where they will be laid to rest in a ceremony on Sunday. Although Castro had been frail for years, many in Cuba were shocked and deeply saddened by his death. By contrast, Cuban émigrés in Miami danced in the street. The international response also varied widely.
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