Cuban Americans celebrates Fidel Castro's death

Following the expected death of the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro at the Cuban capital in Havana, it news have since been greeted with mixed reactions as some believed the late Castro's death was the best thing to have happened in recent times. While majority of Cubans received the death of their one time revolutionary leader with shock at the early hours of today, same cannot be said of Cubans Americans who had also received the news with outright expectation as they sang songs of victory for the death of a man whom they said should have been dead a long time ago.
Within half an hour of the Cuban government’s official
In every corner of this Cuban-American city, people waved Cuban flags, honked their horns, banged their pots and pans and hugged each other late into the night. Police departments blocked off roads to allow people to have their moment.There were Cubans who left the island shortly after Castro took power in 1959, expecting that his rule would be short-lived and they'd be back home soon. There were Cubans who have poured out of the island in the decades since, fleeing political persecution and economic ruin.

Castrol who took over the reigns of power as leader in Cuba became the first Cuba president to introduce a communist system into the small island nation along the western hemisphere. Castro have been hailed by adherent as one of the greatest of all time Cuban leader as they believe his reigns which lasted over 50 years took the Cuban political scale to the next level.
Cuban Americans celebrate upon hearing about the death
 Carolina Nunez Plasencia a Cuban American who left the small island nation some 15 years ago was all full of joy as she reminiscence the ugly political tale that not only led to her family migration to the United States in search of a safe heaven but also that which led to the bitter death of her husband. 

The Cuban community drives by in cars and line theOnce Plasencia turned on the TV and realized that it was not another rumor, she raced to Little Havana to join the thousands of other Cuban-Americans who took to the streets to celebrate the day they had all waited so long for.

After their long hug ended, the youngest daughter, Virginia Perez Nunez, tried to explain the emotions that people felt in this southern city."We're not celebrating the death of a person. That would be morbid," she said. "We're celebrating the beginning of the end of a dictatorship, of a genocide."

On a telephone conversation with CNN, a former critic of late Fidel Castro who also doubles as a columnist in the Miami Herald noted this words as he reacted to the news "Fidel Castro is on his way to hell" Armando Saleguero fired. "Castro will be the last recipient for hell to receive" he ended.

Cuba-American relationship have never been rosy following Castro's clamp down on press freedom and some of his anti-US deals and imperial government. President Obama had since strengthened their relationship ever since he was pictured shaking hands with sworn US enemy during the Mandela funeral. Raul Castro shook Obama's hand and since then, the diplomatic ties of both nations have flourished though the US had not released the embargo placed on Cuba for almost 40 years now.

Castro ruled Cuba for over 50 years but left the reigns as leader in Cuba on Feb 19,2008 due to his failing health. Castro immediately transferred power to younger brother Raul Castro who had since ruled for 10years now.

Castro remains will be cremated as announced by brother Raul who spoke at the Cuban state television. Nine days of Mourning is been declared for the late Cuban leader who many Cubans revered wholly.

Fidel will be remembered for his charismatic and long oratorical speeches which had made him an all time international figure both home and abroad.

Castrol became the first Cuban leader to have invited a catholic pontiff late John Paul lI to Havana.

Castro died at age 90.

 

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