Rockingham County supervisor reacts to death of Fidel Castro
“We must continue with great conviction what he did for the Cuban people”, retiree Cila Miret told Xinhua.
The late Cuban leader was admired by many African and developing countries the world over as they saw him as a revolutionary who stood up against the United States that bullied and vilified poor countries.
The landing “was very emotional for me”, said Jonathan Gonzalez, 31, a Cuban-American born in Miami who said it was his third time visiting the island. I’ve listened as they’ve described in horror the way Castro and his thugs pillaged the country, promising social services like healthcare and education were worth their freedom.
In the Western Cape, the SA Communist Party (SACP) and the Friends of the Cuba Society planned to honour Castro in a memorial service on Tuesday night.
Trump’s tweet followed his statement over the weekend about Fidel Castro’s death, in which he condemned Castro for oppressing his people.
However, Fidel did get some love from Black Lives Matter.
On Wednesday, Castro’s body is set to begin a journey throughout the island nation.
Castro’s ashes were expected to be on display at Revolution Square but have instead been kept elsewhere.
These sentiments are void of fact and are a false reflection of Castro’s historical record.
Here in South Dakota – leaders in the agriculture industry say Castro’s passing is a step in the right direction for a future expansion of trade. After all, he was a dictator.
“We’ve had good intentions behind our isolation policy toward Cuba, but the results have not changed”, Boozman said.
The tycoon has said he will reverse the changes made by Obama unless Cuba makes political reforms. He said studying for finals would be a better use of his time. Many don’t understand how he lifted the poor and vulnerable.
The Conservatives have been criticizing Trudeau for a statement he released on the weekend in which he called Castro a remarkable leader, and glossing over the Cuban leader’s awful human rights record. Only recently has President Obama moved to restore relations with Cuba. It wasn’t an official presidential delegation, but it might as well have been.
A nine-story image of a young Castro joined the towering images of fallen guerrillas overlooking the massive square.
Since asked whether he believed Castro to be a dictator, Trudeau said “yes” without elaborating.
Maldonado posted a video on social media on Saturday in which he rants against Castro and calls him a “mare”, a Cuban pejorative.