Elián González, who was at the centre of an international custody battle waged by Fidel Castro nearly two decades ago, returned to the public eye on Sunday to praise the leader who fought to return him to Cuba. Echoing the round-the-clock adulation on state media, González said on government-run television that the Cuban leader’s legacy would long outlive him. It’s “not right to talk about Fidel in the past tense ... but rather that Fidel will be,” González said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Elián González attends a gala for the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro at the Karl Marx theatre in Havana, Cuba in August. “Everyone will be there.”Cuba’s government declared nine days of national mourning after Castro died and this normally vibrant city has been notably subdued.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 03:14 UTC