The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted expressions of respect in other parts of the world and measured responses from governments that saw the devoted socialist as a threat. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose father Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a close friend of the Cuban leader, called Castro a “legendary revolutionary and orator,” but also acknowledged that Castro was a controversial figure. Elsewhere in world, Castro was honoured and mourned by many present and former national leaders. “Sixty years after the Granma sailed from Mexico, Fidel sails toward the immortality of all those who fight their whole lives,” Maduro tweeted. Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said, “No one should rule anywhere near as long as Fidel Castro did.”“His legacy is one of repression at home, and support for terrorism abroad.

Source: thestar November 26, 2016 13:24 UTC