Castro: Charismatic revolutionary leader who defied the odds
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Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr
Peter Mayo
Despite enormous difficulties arising from a US economic blockade, Cuba under Castro made tremendous strides forward in education, medicine, science, sport, international exchange relations and sustainable development. The Cuban revolution served as a promising source of hope not only to the impoverished people of Latin America but also to the rest of the Tricontinental World - the exploited and colonized populations of Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (90), who passed away on last week, was the son of a Spanish immigrant from Galicia, Spain. A significant world personality in the second half of the 20th century, Castro was regarded, love him or hate him, as a superb fighter, athlet...