El Comendante (sp?) after nearly fifty years of rule has handed the reigns of power over to his younger (somewhat) brother, Raul. For better or worse, from revolution to invasion, to cold war nearly turned hot, he was a singular figure in global politics.
He outlived numerous US Presidents, made himself a nemesis of the Western World, brokered friendship with the Communist powers such as Russia and later China, mentored Hugo Chavez (his protege), and saw his country through an economic roller coaster...
How will history remember his dictatorship? How will Cuba fair in his absence? And how will his dwindling health affect what remains of his life?
For better or worse.
