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At 50, New Life for Castro's Cuba?

By
  • Laura E. Grube

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. 
 
Continue reading at: 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”. 
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. 


Continue reading at: Free Market Foundation

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