Castro, Dead at 90
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From the Right
Watch: Hundreds of Cuban Exiles Gather in Miami to Celebrate the Death of CastroThe Cuban exiles living in Miami, Florida were up late last night celebrating the death of their former Communist dictator, Fidel Castro. Fireworks, parades, and the popping of champagne bottles were seen and heard all throughout the night in Little Havana into Saturday morning.
From the Center
Fidel Castro: iconic revolutionary and longtime American nemesisHe was a revolutionary and a liberator: delivering his island nation from the colonial powers and mafia dons that ruled over it from the 16th century halfway into the 20th, and inspiring other independence movements in Latin America and Africa.
From the Left
In Havana, Castro’s Death Lays Bare a Generation GapThe nightclubs shut down early and the young people, dressed for a night out, spilled into the darkened streets.
Some had already been told the news, called by loved ones watching state television at home. Some were just finding out, their cellphones pressed to their ears as they absorbed what happened.
Others still did not know — Fidel Castro had died.
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