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December 2, 2016

Cuba Continues Nine Days of Mourning for Leader Fidel Castro
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And Cuba continues its nine days of mourning following the death of
revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. A caravan carrying Castro's ashes has
been traversing the country, where it's been met by thousands of
mourners. This is Ángel Santiesteban in Santa Clara-the town where
Castro's decisive revolutionary battle was won in December 1958. Within
only hours of the city's capture by Castro's revolutionary forces, the
U.S.-backed dictator General Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba, and Castro
claimed victory.

Ángel Santiesteban: "Fidel is and will be the guiding example for all of
the revolutions in the world. He will be the example, the guide and the
beacon of light that shines a path for the restless in every country and
every continent. Fidel will always be there, and we will follow his
example."



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