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Leader of the Cuban Revolution and long-time leader
Guevara earned a reputation as a capable but ruthless commander
Raul became the official head of the Cuban state in 2008
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On January 1, 1959, a combination of popular resistance and military actions forced an unpopular Cuban dictator to flee the island. Cubans were hopeful of a turn to constitutional government, prosperity and greater freedom. With terrible irony, the Cuban people opened the door to a dictatorship and the imposition of totalitarian communism few could have envisioned as they welcomed Fidel Castro and his guerrilla force as national liberators and harbingers of hope.
Cuban Bloggers Kidnapped, Assaulted by State Security on their Way to Peace March
Cuban Bloggers Kidnapped, Assaulted by State Security on their Way to Peace March
Germany Exhibit Opens on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
