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Cuba: the legacy of a revolution
19/12/2008 By Susanne Gratius
The Cuban Revolution has celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Against all predictions, it not only outlived ten American presidents, but also the departure of its symbol, Fidel Castro, from power. In the beginnings of the revolution, the revolutionaries promised freedom and the end of foreign occupation. Reflecting on the situation 50 years later, it must be recognised that they achieved the latter aim, but at the expense of everything else: freedom and a better future. How long will the legacy of Fidel’s revolution last without a future project? Will the changes that Raúl Castro announced be implemented?
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Keywords
Authoritarian regimes Cuba Democracy Latin America & CaribbeanRelated publications
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Bio author: Susanne Gratius
Susanne Gratius holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Hamburg. Prior to joining FRIDE, she worked as a Researcher at the Department of the Americas at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin and at the Iberoamerican Studies Institute (IIK) in Hamburg. Until 1999, she was Coordinator at the European-Latin American Relations Institute (IRELA) in Madrid.
