Fidel Castro: a man of extreme contradictions. Created a country with by far the best social welfare and education systems in Latin America, but achieved it via a brutal regime and suppression of human rights. Mind you, not as brutal as those of the dictator Batista, whom Castro overthrew, and is still revered by the Fascistic Cubans in Miami.
take a leaf out of his book and murder a few million people.
A few million? Wow, you must have been reading the Sun, or maybe the Express, or maybe you just plucked the figure out of thin air because you haven't a clue...
Estimates vary for deaths that can be attributed to the Castro regime over a period of approx 55yrs, from 16,000 to over 100,000 depending on who you decide to believe. Some estimates are purely anecdotal, some claim to have corroboration from two sources for each death.
Tale your pick!
What is undeniable is that during his reign, Cuba's literacy rate was higher than most western countries, their education system was first class and the standard of healthcare enjoyed by all the envy of many.
JF