Castro’s half century - Fidel’s legacy undermined by suppression

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER, John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford,Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton.

Castro’s half century - Fidel’s legacy undermined by suppression
Wed, 20 Feb, 2008 - 00:00
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Eamon de Valera, Seán Lemass, Jack Lynch, Liam Cosgrave, Charles Haughey, Garret FitzGerald, Albert Reynolds and John Bruton.

They all came and went, proposed policies, won or lost elections, changed their country for better or worse, and all the while Cuba’s leader of nearly half a century endured.

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CourtsColumnistsPlace: Dominican RepublicPlace: CaribbeanPerson: CastroPerson: FidelPerson: Dwight D EisenhowerPerson: John F KennedyPerson: Lyndon B JohnsonPerson: Richard NixonPerson: Gerald FordPerson: Jimmy CarterPerson: Ronald ReaganPerson: George Bush SnrPerson: Bill ClintonPerson: Éamon de ValeraPerson: Seán LemassPerson: Jack LynchPerson: Liam CosgravePerson: Charles HaugheyPerson: Garret FitzGeraldPerson: Albert ReynoldsPerson: John BrutonPerson: Fidel CastroPerson: Rafael TrujilloPerson: Che GuevaraPerson: President BatistaPerson: Sam GiancanaPerson: Santo Trafficante JrPerson: BatistaPerson: President KennedyPerson: GoliathPerson: DavidPerson: CubansPerson: President George W BushPerson: Teofilo StevensonPerson: StevensonPerson: Muhammad AliPerson: presidentPerson: Vladimir PutinEvent: OlympicEvent: 1962Event: Cold WarOrganisation: CubaOrganisation: US SenateOrganisation: USOrganisation: America
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