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Castro was one of many international political figures who, following the global shifts of World War II, threw themselves into spurring movements for justice and an egalitarian society. And despite his adamantly enforced Marxist-Leninist ideals and dictatorial style of government that suppressed so many who opposed him, his popularity remained high throughout his reign.
But after the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of Soviet aid, the continued economic crisis in Cuba was hard on even those who supported Castro. In , after almost 50 years as the head of his nation and amid deteriorating health, Castro passed the role of president onto his younger brother, Raul Castro, who remains in power today. It was not until December that the U. Fidel Castro in in Havana. This momentous development has meant expanding economic ties with Cuba , and easing travel restrictions.
Washington has reopened the U. Embassy in Havana and taken other steps to bolster ties, including a prisoner swap between the two countries. In July, the U. In his final years, Castro rarely appeared in public. Obama did not meet with the former Cuban leader during his three-day visit to the island nation. On Saturday, he issued a statement offering condolences and support while acknowledging discord, saying that for nearly six decades the relationship between the U.
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Manufacturing continues to be subject to outflows of capital and a lack of industrialization. Raul Castro announced public sector layouts - which could lead to a third of Cuba's employable population losing their jobs, Mesa-Lago said. On the one hand, Cuba has the lowest child mortality and highest life expectancy rate in all of Latin America.
On the other hand, there's been a clear worsening of social security, education and health, said Cuban historian and political scientist Armando Chaguaceda, who lectures at the University of Veracruz in Mexico. Not only has the quality of these services been reduced, "but also access, because of cuts to funding in these areas," Chaguaceda added.
Trained doctors are leaving the island, leading to a shortage of professional medical services across the country, she added. The Cuban government has had to make do with less foreign assistance - Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador continue to reduce their financial support for the country. Internally, there's also a lack of citizen support. Above all, it's a problem of "political stagnation - which is continued in an authoritarian regime, a single party with very serious controls on freedom of expression, including no right to public protests or strike.
But things have changed somewhat. Recently, the opportunity for Cubans to travel or migrate from the island has increased, along with private investment. But even these reforms have authoritarian tones, Chaguaceda insisted. He believes that 60 years after Moncada, fundamental changes originally championed by Fidel Castro have not taken place. Cuban citizens see themselves in opposition to "an elite rich who control information and the tools of power.
Yoani Sanchez won the prize for Best Blog at The Bobs awards in , but she wasn't allowed to collect her trophy. Now, she is on a world tour talking about how to overcome censorship, and stopped by at re:publica. Authorities recently seized a North Korean ship as it tried to cross the Panama Canal with undeclared weapons aboard. Experts view this as a further indication of Pyongyang's secretive barter trade system. Venezuela went to the polls on Sunday to pick Hugo Chavez' successor.
Observers are keeping tabs on the possible impact on US-Venezuelan ties, which reached their nadir during the Chavez era. Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw.
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