The Historical Moment
The world lived on the 19 of February of 2008, a historical moment, with the
resignation
of Fidel Castro, after 1 half century of power in Cuba. Considered, and with justice, one of the
greatest revolutionary leaders in History, he was also the last great leader of the Communist world. The decision, announced by means of denote, happen in the eve of the definition, by the Cuban Parliament, of the new cupola of the Government. Beaten not only by his advanced age - 81 years - but mainly by a serious illness in the intestine, kept in the most absolute secret, the Cuban dictatorial leader leaves scene four days before being indicated to the presidential five year re-election . One more time, the strategist who goes on to History as the man who dared to face and to resist, for years on end, his greatest ideological enemy , the United States, surprises the world. Known for having not bowed to the power of the North American nation, even with bleat and dribbles those that waited its death for changes in the command of the island. Really, nor uprises, nor plots, nor economic pressures of all kinds had been capable to knock down the commander. Love him or hate him. Yes, with Castro there is no midle term. From sanguinary dictator to revolutionary leader, always awakens conflicting feelings. His own
resignation is another blow to the North Americans, therefore it reveals itself as a solution. Yes, therefore Fidel did not leave the position of first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, one of the biggest forces of the island. And, even ill and without conditions to govern, still might be able to decide the destinatin of Cuba. Besides surprising the world, the Cuban leader leaves shooting, as always as allways he did with determination, against the Yankee enemy. The man who made the Cuban Revolution with one reduced army of less than 20 men and some fuzils is, undeniably, a resistance and perseverance example - like him or not -, given the enormous pressures that he suffered. Of any form, he is to record in many questions, among which the greatest time lengh in the command of a nation in all History. Its resignation opens debates in several countries on the future of Cuba, At this moment, no hypothesis can be discarded, but, with certainty, Fidel will still be in the center of power. And his trajectory, since guerrilla of Sierra Maestra to the governor accused with authoritarianism and taxed as dictator, he will be forever in the memory as a Latin who never bent over to the great world-wide power. The world waits now for sunday, when his successor. And the political future of Cuba will be, finally, known. SOURCE: OPINIÃO@HOJEEMDIA.COM.BR - HOJE EM DIA, BELO HORIZONTE, QUARTA-FEIRA, 20/02/2008