http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/26...-at-90-cuban-tv.html

RIP for sure, but an inspiration to who?  His people would bail out of Cuba if he don't keep them fenced in!  The man was a bloody dictator!

Fidel,have made his mark in World,fighting Imperialism and Capitalism we have seen the status of the countries whose leaders followed him,just look at our homeland Guyana.

In the cycle of life,there is birth and death,his time have reached, he graced earth with a high number.

Even though he was demonised by the United States and some of its allies he was admired by many leftists around the world, especially socialist revolutionaries in Latin America and Africa.  He was a dear friend of our late Prime Minister, Trudeau Snr. and also Cheddi Jagan.

Fidel RIP!

Oh lord, Jagan jhumbie!

For five decades he defied US efforts to topple him. He defeated the Americans by fending off a CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs in 1961 as well as their countless assassination attempts.

basedrum posted:

Oh lord, Jagan jhumbie!

Base, your statement speaks volumes your being affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. Get help soon.

All these Castro admirers, yet they will never go close to anything Castro.  They all ran to Castro nemesis to find a new life away from Castro's wannabes, Burnham and Jagan!

Good riddance.

He won support of the Cubans  for bringing schools and hospitals to the poor.

ba$eman posted:

All these Castro admirers, yet they will never go close to anything Castro.  They all ran to Castro nemesis to find a new life away from Castro's wannabes, Burnham and Jagan!

Django posted:

ba$eman posted:

All these Castro admirers, yet they will never go close to anything Castro.  They all ran to Castro nemesis to find a new life away from Castro's wannabes, Burnham and Jagan!

Isn't it funny seeing these people tooting Castro's horn when they would never go close to his Socialist utopia!

I'm anxiously awaiting Gilbakka's responses!  And Churchill's too.  

Castro with king kong and baby kong.

Even Yesu join the band.

Can't find a pic with CBJ.

Leaders pay tribute to Fidel Castro, but critics scathing of “tyrant”

November 26,2016

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MOSCOW/CARACAS, (Reuters) – World leaders paid tribute on Saturday to Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States, but in death just as in life he divided opinion, and critics labelled him a “tyrant”.
Castro died on Friday aged 90, his younger brother and successor Raul Castro announced on state television.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union which had long acted as an economic and political prop for Cuba, said Castro left a lasting mark on his country and on world history.

“Fidel held his ground and strengthened his country at the time of the harshest American blockade, at the time of massive pressure on him,” Gorbachev was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.

“Nevertheless he led out his country from the blockade to the path of self-sustained and independent development.”

In a telegram of condolence to Raul Castro, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the late leader an “inspiring example for many countries”.

“Fidel Castro was a frank and tried and true friend of Russia,” the Kremlin quoted the message as saying.

In Venezuela, a long-time ally of Cuba and staunch opponent of the political stance of the United States, President Nicolas Maduro said Castro had inspired and would continue to inspire his country.

“We will keep on winning and keep fighting. Fidel Castro is an example of the fight for all the people of the world. We will go forward with his legacy,” Maduro told television station Telesur by telephone.

In Bolivia, where Ernesto “Che” Guevara died in 1967 in a failed bid to export Cuba’s revolution, President Evo Morales said in a statement: “Fidel Castro left us a legacy of having fought for the integration of the world’s peoples … The departure of Comandante Fidel Castro really hurts.”

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said: “A great has left us. Fidel has died. Long live Cuba! Long live Latin America!”

ROLE IN AFRICA

South African President Jacob Zuma had warm words, thanking the Cuban leader for his help and support in the struggle to overthrow apartheid.

“President Castro identified with our struggle against apartheid. He inspired the Cuban people to join us in our own struggle against apartheid,” Zuma said in a statement.

French President Francois Hollande mourned the loss of a major figure on the world stage and welcomed the rapprochement between Havana and Washington, while noting concerns over human rights under the Castro regime.

“Fidel Castro was a towering figure of the 20th century. He incarnated the Cuban revolution, in both its hopes and subsequent disillusionments,” Hollande said in a statement.

“France, which condemned human rights abuses in Cuba, had equally challenged the U.S. embargo on Cuba, and France was glad to see the two countries re-establish dialogue and open ties between themselves,” added the Socialist party leader.

Hollande met Fidel Castro in May, 2015 during the first ever visit by a French head of state to Cuba since the Cuban revolution.

“TYRANT” IS GONE

In contrast, the reaction from some Cubans living in the United States was scathing and celebratory.

U.S. Congress representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban-American Republican from Miami, said in a statement: “A tyrant is dead and a new beginning can dawn on the last remaining communist bastion of the Western Hemisphere.”

In Miami, in the area surrounding the Versailles Restaurant where many exiles who fled the Cuban revolution live, people took to the streets in their cars in the early hours of Saturday morning to celebrate Castro’s death.

Hundreds of people gathered waving flags, banging pots and pans and carrying umbrellas to shield them from steady rainfall.

“This is the happiest day of my life, Cubans are finally free,” said Orlidia Montells, an 84-year-old woman.

The highlighted reminds when King Kong [Burnhan] kicked the bucket, a breath of fresh air passed across the country.

Castro began his political career with noble intention but soon became blinded by the power he once fought against. His country and its people became his victims except those willing to toot his horn. Hopefully his passing truly opens up freedom for the people of Cuba. 

 

 

“This is the happiest day of my life, Cubans are finally free,” said Orlidia Montells, an 84-year-old woman.

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Unfortunately this sentiment may be premature exhilaration. It may still take some time to get to this point.

East Indian political leaders of Guyana obsessions with Castro style politics led to many East Indians to lose their lives because of racial hate.

Leonora posted:

I'm anxiously awaiting Gilbakka's responses!  And Churchill's too.  

Dem busy crying!

Django posted:

 

“This is the happiest day of my life, Cubans are finally free,” said Orlidia Montells, an 84-year-old woman.

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The highlighted reminds when King Kong [Burnhan] kicked the bucket, a breath of fresh air passed across the country.

Strange you saying this and now you're Granger's hired goon!