Former president Fidel Castro with a "Queen" brand pressure cooker, made in China. (EFE)Turn on the radio and the announcer reads a brief headline: "Fidel Castro, The Great Builder." For weeks, we Cubans have lived under a veritable bombardment of references to Fidel Castro, which has increased in proportion to the closeness of the date of his 90th birthday, this 13 August. Most, however, simply turn the page and shrug their shoulders in a sign of disgust when they hear his name. The celebration for the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro is, in reality, his farewell: as excessive and exhausting as was his political life.

Source: Huffington Post August 13, 2016 18:33 UTC