Fidel Castro dead at 90

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:wow: here we go...

At least in the short term nothing technically changes with Raul at the helm, but could we see a Venezuela-like effect where the death of the icon that held it together causes it to all unravel now?
 
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Already see people comparing the reaction to his death to the reaction to Mandela's in terms of "white washing" their crimes.
Except I don't believe it's necessary to white wash much of anything done by Mandela while Castro has much more questionable actions.
 

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:rip: RIP to a great man


:francis: I didnt agree with his politics but i will respect the effort...Plus the work he put in in Angola,Namibia and South Africa against the US Imperialism ,British colonialism and Appartheid gave him a lifetime pass IMO

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During the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and the “Pan African Movement” of the 1970s and 1980s, Fidel Castro was a major source of support and solidarity for the liberation of Africa from centuries of colonialism, imperialism and neo-colonialism.

Decades ago, Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana, Augostinho Neto in Angola, Sam Nujoma in Namibia, Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Michael Manley in Jamaica, and W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X in America were all in solidarity with Fidel Castro and others about supporting the growing liberation movements in Africa.

Where is our memory today concerning this period of our history as a people? Are we too quick to forget? Do we have historical amnesia? We need to tell our children the truth our struggle here in America, the Caribbean and in Africa. African liberation required a revolution and a protracted struggle. The Cuban Revolution contributed concretely to the revolution and transformation of Africa.


Fidel Castro and Ghanaian Pan-Africanist, Kwame Nkrumah

I witnessed first-hand in Angola how Cuban soldiers valiantly and heroically shed their blood and gave their lives along with Angolans, Namibians, South Africans and others to prevent the brutal apartheid regime from taking over all of southern Africa while the administration of President Ronald Reagan orchestrated the avarice game of “constructive engagement” with the minority-ruled White South Africa. The geopolitical structure of Africa was changed irreversibly by the formidable forces of unity between our African and Cuban freedom fighters.

That is why I have no reluctance today whatsoever to say “Thank you” to Fidel Adejandro Castro Ruz for your leadership, sacrifice, and contributions to help Africa. You continue to be a beacon of light and inspiration for generations to come who demand freedom and liberation from oppression and imperialism. Long live the spirit and memory of Fidel Castro.
 
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