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Latin America

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts) Sat Nov 26, 2016, 02:18 AM Nov 2016

Fidel Castro dies at age 90

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/cuba-fidel-castro-dies-aged-90-161126052522006.html

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States, has died aged 90.

Raul Castro, Fidel's brother and current president of Cuba, announced his death on state television early on Saturday.

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Nothing more to say, really. I doubt anything significant will change in Cuba other than maybe adding a new national holiday (as long as the communist party keeps ruling, that is).

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Fidel Castro dies at age 90 (Original Post) Marksman_91 Nov 2016 OP

I wonder if any of those elderly Conservative Cubans going to bigdarryl Nov 2016 #1

Why would they? Another Castro is still in power. n/t Marksman_91 Nov 2016 #2

Just another excuse those fuckers wouldn't leave this country even bigdarryl Nov 2016 #4

I was 11 when Fidel took power, hoping to form a new alliance with America. hedda_foil Nov 2016 #3

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

1. I wonder if any of those elderly Conservative Cubans going to

Reply to Marksman_91 (Original post)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 02:25 AM

Nov 2016

Bring there asses back to Cuba now.My bet is no they won't

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)

2. Why would they? Another Castro is still in power. n/t

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 02:30 AM

Nov 2016

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

4. Just another excuse those fuckers wouldn't leave this country even

Reply to Marksman_91 (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 06:14 AM

Nov 2016

If no Castro was in charge

hedda_foil

(16,373 posts)

3. I was 11 when Fidel took power, hoping to form a new alliance with America.

Reply to Marksman_91 (Original post)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 02:30 AM

Nov 2016

He was quickly stripped of his naivete about how this country would respond to his new government and turned to the Soviets for protection against his Northern neighbors.

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