President Assad: Fidel Castro Will Keep Inspiring All Independence-seekers

An accomplished tactician on the battlefield, he and his small army of guerrillas overthrew the military leader Fulgencio Batista in 1959 to widespread popular support.

The death of Mr Castro at the age of 90 was announced by his brother Raul Castro and followed years of speculation about his ill health.

Fidel Castro attends the Cuban Communist Party Congress in Havana on April 19, 2016. “In compliance with the expressed will of Companion Fidel, his remains will be cremated”.

The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted celebrations among the country’s exiles in Miami, and expressions of sorrow from some world leaders. All American businesses eventually expropriated and Cuba was declared socialist state in April 1961, on eve of disastrous USA -backed Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles. There are still so many who refused to go back until he died; now, as the sun rises over a Cuba that no longer has Castro’s shadow looming over it, a Cuba where Raul Castro has less and less power, we need to scrutinize history with an even more pointed lens.

“We did not expect that the passing of Fidel Castro would be so soon”.

Marquez-Sterling said ballot boxes were stuffed for authoritarian President Fulgencia Bautista and a short time later, Castro’s revolutionary forces swept in and took over. The fate of both countries is intimately entwined in more than that aspect-it’s no secret that Chavez tried to emulate Cuba’s policies, and revered its leader. His reign was marked with the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly bringing the world to nuclear war, and a United States trade embargo from 1961 to 2014 when U.S. and Cuba declared a restoration of diplomatic relations. “Radio and television will broadcast patriotic and historical programming”.

Menendez and Sires both strongly opposed President Barack Obama’s decision a year ago to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba.

A communist who preached his philosophy with prophetic zeal, a leader who could see far into the future, a strategist who baffled and “bedeviled” 11 American presidents, a revolutionary whose life was a relentless fight for humanity, a philosopher who introduced new dimensions in the global communist struggle, Fidel Castro will be remembered and remain as an icon whose significance is no less than Lenin, Stalin or Mao in the history of communism.

Millions of people – students, academics, poets, politicians, trade unionists, artisans, revolutionary cadres and humanists – including my humble self, drew inspiration from him, his rhetorics, writings, reflections, dedication, integrity and commitment to building socialism.There is no doubt that the world is a better place because of him, consequently a gem has been lost indeed.

“With his death, the Chinese people have lost a close comrade and a honest friend”. They also have called for the return of Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted in 1977 in the death of state Trooper Werner Foerster during a gunfight on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973.

News of Castro’s death was long anticipated and had been the subject of countless rumors over the decades, so that it became something of a running joke.

Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Twitter that Castro was “the leader who taught us to fight for the sovereignty of the state and the dignity of the peoples of the world”.

He accused Castro of transforming Cuba from a rapidly-growing country into that of a Third World economy.

In a statement, Republican Sen.

Six weeks later, Fidel Castro offered only lukewarm support for the deal, raising questions about whether he approved of ending hostilities with his longtime enemy. “We wish the Cuban citizens peace and prosperity in the years ahead”.

The dictator has died, but the dictatorship has not. “Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights”.

Tamayo cries as she mourns Castro’s death.

“This is about the people”, said Natalie Rodriguez, 19, of North Bergen. “In the meantime, the new Trump administration should continue the policy of opening travel and communication with Cuba”.