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Fidel Castro- a great life

The Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not only Cuba’s leader but was also a leader of the Third World countries and came to symbolize a real life David against the mighty Goliath, who stood against the USA. Below are a few photographs of Fidel Castro, A nation mourned for its leader and many distant parts […]

Fidel Castro- a great life
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The Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not only Cuba’s leader but was also a leader of the Third World countries and came to symbolize a real life David against the mighty Goliath, who stood against the USA.

Below are a few photographs of Fidel Castro,

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With his friend and follower, the charismatic Che Guevera.
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Fidel Castro is seen playing baseball, a game he was very fond of.
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Nelson Mandela after his release from prison made it a point to visit his great supporter Castro and travelled to Cuba in 1998. This photograph was taken then.
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This, one of the photos taken of the ailing Castro shows him in conversation with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez(also died of cancer), a good friend and ally.

A nation mourned for its leader and many distant parts of the world like Vietnam and Kerala joined in the grief. Across the length of the country, entire towns and villages stood for hours at roadsides for a glimpse of Fidel Castro’s ashes in the “Caravan of Freedom”

“The leader of the revolution rejected any manifestation of a cult of personality,” President and brother of Castro, Raúl Castro told a huge crowd gathered in the eastern city of Santiago, “and was consistent in that through the last hours of his life, insisting that, once dead, his name and likeness would never be used on institutions, streets, parks or other public sites, and that busts, statues or other forms of tribute would never be erected.”

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“All of us would like to put Fidel’s name on everything but in the end, Fidel is all of Cuba.”
First Published:  4 Dec 2016 11:35 AM GMT
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