Cuba is holding events to mark the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Revered by some who miss him in the face of the U.S. energy blockade; blamed by others as the architect of the process that led to Cuba's current crisis; Fidel Castro would have turned 100 this Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island.
According to Associated Press reporters Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán, weathered murals of Castro still remain on the streets of Havana. Photographs taken on Wednesday show street vendors pushing their cart of vegetables past a mural of Castro, men arguing in front of a weathered mural, a man carrying a pig at the entrance of a market decorated with a mural, and a weathered mural covering a wall.
The event takes place against the backdrop of Cuba's current severe economic situation and political tensions. Castro's legacy remains controversial within the country.