Cuba: The Legend No More – Goodbye Comrade Fidel!

Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Cuban state television announced on Saturday, ending an era for the country and Latin America.

 

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( November 26, 2016, Havana, Sri Lanka Guardian) Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Cuban state television announced on Saturday, ending an era for the country and Latin America. The revolutionary icon, one of the world’s best-known and most controversial leaders, survived countless US assassination attempts and premature obituaries, but in the end proved mortal after suffering a long battle with illness.

The announcement was long expected, given the former president’s age and health problems, but when it came it was still a shock: the comandante – a figurehead for armed struggle across the developing world – was no more. It was news that friends and foes had long dreaded and yearned for respectively.

The Communist party and state apparatus has prepared for this moment since July 2006 when Castro underwent emergency intestinal surgery and ceded power to his brother, Raúl, who remains in charge.

Fidel wrote occasional columns for the party paper, Granma, which was widely published by other media  around the globe and made very occasional public appearances – most recently at the 2016 Communist party congress – but otherwise remained invisible.

The legendary figure is no more but his soul will remain forever!

Here is his last column published by Sri Lanka Guardian. 

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