A thorn in the US flesh for so long, it is unlikely that Fidel Castro’s going will make any major difference to the relationship between the United States and Cuba. There was a time when it was believed that if Fidel could just go (whether resigns, or assassinated by a CIA supported plot), then Cuba could be made to see the light and come over to the right sight. As of now, as Cuba’s illness and the ascendancy of Raoul Castro has shown, there is very little inclination for Cuba to change direction. There was a time after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, that it seemed likely that Cuba would face a turn for the worse, having been cut off from its long term supported. However, Fidel Castro, through dint of hard work and the ever-present state apparatus, managed to prevent the country from changing direction.

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