The Russian-made Jeep bearing the cremated remains of dead Communist dictator Fidel Castro broke down
Matthew Vadum , Bio and Archives--December 5, 2016
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Castro’s ashes were interred in a private ceremony in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Sunday. His brother and successor, Raúl, declared — somewhat incongruously — that Fidel had not wished a cult of personality to define him after his death. His final resting place will be next to that of Cuban independence hero José Martí. The global left and the American media have mourned Castro, whose chief achievement was maintaining an iron grip on power for half a century in defiance of opposition from the United States. His human rights abuses, and his economic failures, have largely been downplayed.
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