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At 50, New Life for Castro's Cuba?
Originally published in Free Market Foundation
January 1, 2009 marks 50 years since Fidel Castro, his brother Raul, Ernesto Che Guevara and a group of rebels took Havana in what they claimed was a revolution for the people.
January 1, 2009 marks 50 years since Fidel Castro, his brother Raul, Ernesto Che Guevara and a group of rebels took Havana in what they claimed was a revolution for the people.
The anniversary celebrations were sombre: Fidel Castro's declining health and the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes left few with reason to rejoice. The hurricanes are only the most recent tragedies, however. Fifty years of communism have systematically destroyed Cuba's livelihood.
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