As the leader of Cuba, Castro has many titles: "The Myth of Cuba", "The God of Light in Cuba", "The Last Banner of Socialism in Cuba"... Under the long-term sanctions and oppression of Cuba by the United States, Castro has never bowed his head and led Cuba all the way forward with a tough attitude and iron fist.
He did not like luxury in his life, did not love vanity, and after retirement, Castro's later life was still simple, he did not look like a leader, nor like the tough ruler of the past, more like an ordinary old man, living a simple life. Before his death, Castro stressed that everything was done from Jane.
The life of this great hero is full of twists and turns and drama, and even at the funeral after his death, his hearse suddenly broke down, as if slowing down to say goodbye to the world.
Castro, behind his name, is his legendary life. Castro is not only an outstanding politician who has been in the political arena for half a century, but also a spiritual icon in the hearts of countless people. As the leader of Cuba, he bowed to Cuba, and in the 47 years of government, it can be said that he has never stopped.
However, in his later years, Castro's physical condition was not optimistic, and he was urgently hospitalized for gastrointestinal bleeding and needed surgery. Taking this as an opportunity, Castro moved his authority down, handing over his authority to his younger brother Raul Castro and the "Group of Seven" to retire and retire to old age.
Although Castro has given up his powers to retirement, in his later years, Castro is still very concerned about international issues, and he still wears an olive-green military uniform. In order to keep abreast of the international situation, Castro also formed an "information network" dedicated to providing him with information, so as to understand the international situation and hot topics at the first time.
In addition to keeping an eye on international news, Castro loves to read. Castro's reading habits can be said to be worth learning and learning, he not only organized the books, magazines, newspapers and periodicals he had read in an orderly and orderly manner, but also made notes in different categories and made annotations on each page.
Castro's later life is very regular, getting up early to read press releases, exercising every day, drinking moderately, in order to ensure health, this "old smoker" also took the lead in quitting smoking, for which the World Health Organization also issued a medal for him. He also often went to the streets to chat and chat with the people, very close to the people, not like a leader, but more like an ordinary old man.
Castro, who loves cigars
Castro's life was simple, and the media had exposed Castro's wealth of $1 billion, and Castro said that this wealth belonged to the Cuban people, not himself. After a hundred years, his children will only get what they deserve, and will not take a single penny that belongs to the country.
According to Castro's daughter-in-law Menendez, Castro's life was very simple, even unbelievably simple. Her new house after marrying Castro's son Alex was simply a house added by workers to the garage, and as Castro's son, Alex's car was still a second-hand Pontiac, and even his underwear was patched.
And Castro himself carried this simple style to the end. During Castro's visit to Shanghai, a piece of meat was dropped on the ground by a Fellow Cuban official because he was not accustomed to using chopsticks, and Castro skillfully and naturally picked up the meat from the ground and ate it, which stunned the officials in his company, who could not believe that such a national leader had saved so much.
Castro's later life was also very simple, and whenever someone asked where Castro lived, the humorous Castro would always joke that he lived on the street and had no place to live.
Of course, this kind of joke is naturally no one will believe, in fact, Castro's residence code name "zero point", "zero point" is fully functional, although it is "complete", but not luxurious.
On April 19, 2016, Castro, who had not appeared for a long time, appeared at the closing ceremony of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba and gave a speech, while he left this classic sentence: "I will eventually leave, but the ideal is immortal." After Castro's death, this sentence also became the motto of many people and inspired countless people.
In November of the same year, after realizing that he was short of time, Castro confessed his aftermath to his brother Raul, who repeatedly stressed that after his death, he would have to keep everything simple, not need to erect any statues, and did not need to hang his head anywhere. As for the funeral, it is more low-key and simple, and it is better to bury yourself in Santiago, where you have fought.
When the younger brother Raul heard this, he burst into tears and could not help himself, and the two brothers held their heads and cried.
On November 25, the great hero finally closed his eyes and fell into a long sleep at the age of 90. As soon as the news of Castro's death came out, the whole country wept, the flag of Cuba was lowered to half-mast, all entertainment activities were stopped, and for a time the whole country fell into mourning.
On the night after his death, Castro's body was cremated. The Cuban people covered the Cuban flag on Castro's urn. The hero who led the indomitable struggle in Cuba and is regarded as the patron saint of Cuba will also be buried underground under the protection of Cuba after his death, with his love for Cuba.
Castro's urn was placed on the José Martí Monument in Havana's Revolution Square, and for the Cuban people, Castro, like José Martí, dedicated his life to the country and was a true revolutionary and hero.
After Castro's ashes were laid, the grieving Cuban people came to mourn. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of people from all over Cuba came to Havana to mourn, and Castro's supporters from other countries made the Havana airport even more "paralyzed". Enough to see the influence of Castro's death.
In addition to paying homage to Castro's ashes to express the grief of the Cuban people, Cuba is also extremely honored by Castro, and since the 29th, the capital Havana and Santiago have been firing cannons every hour, until December 3, when the salutes end. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Revolution Square to participate in the commemoration of Castro.
For a revolutionary, the support of the people is the best medal. In the Revolution Square, where Castro gave the most speeches during his lifetime, Raúl delivered a speech calling on the Cuban people to remember Castro's teachings. The Cuban people lit candles, held hands and sang songs in praise of Castro in honor of the "patron saint" of Cuba.
After the commemoration, Castro's ashes were loaded into a hearse and taken to the burial site. The hearse model used at the funeral was the UAZ military off-road vehicle produced in the 1970s in the former Soviet Union. This model is not only the most commonly used by the Cuban government, but also Castro's favorite car. Using this kind of car to send Castro off can be said to be the most appropriate.
The hearse's route is also full of reluctance and commemoration of Castro, the hearse departs from Havana, all the way east, circumnavigates Cuba for a week, carrying the Cuban leader to take a closer look at the country he loves.
The hearse carried Castro through every place in Cuba, and wherever it went, there stood crowds of people sending Castro off, tearful, holding candles and flowers in their hands, shouting: "Fidel! "Fidel!" "We're all Fidel!" Such a scene is so moving that even reporters from other countries have wet eyes and flashing tears.
The hearse drove 1,000 kilometers, through 13 provinces, and past countless tearful Cuban people. Eventually, the hearse arrived on the night of December 3 on Antonio Masseo Revolution Square in Santiago. In addition to the Cuban people, there are also followers of Castro from various countries, and Castro's brothers Raúl and Maduro are also waiting in the square.
The Cuban people who mourned Castro painted a slogan in the square: "The city of yesterday's uprising, today's livable city, the eternal city of heroes." This sentence is the highest evaluation of castro by the Cuban people, and for Cuba and the Cuban people, Castro is an eternal hero.
Perhaps, every hero's life is like this, full of twists and turns and drama. Castro's life is legendary, and even the funeral is full of twists and turns, and at Castro's funeral, a dramatic interlude occurs. Before the funeral began, the hearse carrying Castro's ashes suddenly broke down, and the soldiers had no choice but to push the hearse forward for a while.
Some believe that this was the last special operation carried out by the United States against Castro. But perhaps, this is the last joke castro, who has always been close to the people and has a sense of humor, to the Cuban people.
The not-so-grand funeral attracted attention from around the world, with some mourning and others struggling – because of castro's identity, Western countries are also troubled by the question of who will attend Castro's funeral.
Canadian leader Trudeau Jr. tweeted mourning on social media, which was denounced by Western politicians and Opponents of Castro as on the wrong side of history, and even his eulogy was on the hot topic of social software.
Obama was also warned by the Republican Party of the United States not to attend the funeral, so Castro's funeral was not attended by the leaders of major powers.
The Western media even made a big fuss about the anchorage of the hearse at Castro's funeral, disregarding the facts, making a big fuss, and hyping up the fact that the hearse broke down as an ominous omen, and the anchorage of the hearse was as tortuous as the fate of Cuba in the future.
It can be said that Castro's death and funeral caused a huge sensation while also triggering a series of butterfly effects. But whether it is the grief of the people, the sensation of public opinion, or the shock of the world situation, Castro himself has died, and everything has returned to dust and soil.
Castro's tomb, in keeping with his own wishes, is very simple, with only a boulder.
The boulder stands in the St. Iphigenia Cemetery, where Castro's ashes are sealed and covered with a cover inscribed with the words "Fidel", which is inconspicuous compared to the other tombstones in the cemetery.
But the boulder, like Castro himself, is tenacious and persistent, embodying the style of a revolutionary and symbolizing Castro's unshakable position in the center of the Cuban people.
Although Castro's flesh fell, Castro's spirit as a brilliant politician still inspired many people, as Castro himself said, although he is gone, but the ideal is immortal.
In castro's legendary life, he experienced 638 "special operations" but survived many times, Castro with his revolutionary spirit condensed into the spiritual banner of the Cuban people, even if his flesh fell, but Castro's spirit will live forever.
"Whoever remembers the people, the people will always remember him in their hearts." This sentence could not be more appropriately applied to Castro, who has always fought for the happiness of the Cuban people in exchange for such mourning and tears for him.
The Cuban hero, who has been determined and diligent all his life, is not only the patron saint of Cuba, but also sows the seeds of communism for Cuba. And the Cuban people will always remember this hero and raise the spiritual banner that belongs to the hero.
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