With sombre speeches and a thunder of cannon, Havana held a mass eulogy for Fidel Castro on Tuesday night in a ceremony that underscored the polarising influence of the dead Cuban revolutionary. I can see the light': Cuban Americans on Fidel Castro's death | Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh Read more“We and our self-sacrificing, combative and heroic people say to you: Ever onward to victory,” Castro said in a tribute to his brother. She recalled how Castro had visited her bedside every day while she was recovering from a life-threatening accident. Eighty-year-old Armando Vasquez fought for Castro in the Sierra Maestra in the early days of the revolution. Signs read: “The Cuban Communist party is the only legitimate heir of the legacy and authority of the commander in chief of the Cuban Revolution, comrade Fidel Castro.”“Goodbye commander.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 01:25 UTC