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Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary-turned-dictator – obituary
26 November 2016 • 12:56pm
Fidel Castro, who has died aged 90, became a revolutionary hero when
he overthrew the corrupt and brutal dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista
in 1959; during nearly five decades in power, however, his triumph
increasingly appeared as a disaster — for Cuba; for the world; even, ultimately, for himself.
Had Castro died in 1959, his reputation as a guerrilla commander would
have retained a romantic allure equal to Garibaldi’s. With a handful
of men, he had hazarded his life in a desperate venture against a vile
regime, and through a combination of courage, shrewdness and luck
brought off the gigantic gamble. He possessed immense panache and
charm; his energy was inexhaustible; his ambition, he declared, only
to serve his country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/11/26/fidel-castro-revolutionary-hero-obituary/
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Steve Hayes
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http://khanya.wordpress.com
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