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What Fidel Castro's death means for US-Cuba relations

What Fidel Castro's death means for US-Cuba relations

What Fidel Castro's death means for US-Cuba relations What Fidel Castro's death means for US-Cuba relations, 9.1 MB
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Over the weekend former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died aged 90. Castro brought communism to the island nation, overthrowing dictator Fulgencio Batista during the revolution of 1959. His death has been met with mixed reaction with parties in the streets of Miami amongst the local Cuban community who fled his rule, while others celebrate what he achieved as leader in the form of bringing free education and healthcare to the country. Reporter Sam Smith speaks to Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand Mario Alzugaray Rodriguez about Castro’s death and his legacy.