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Action: Fidel Castro - socialist hero or tyrant?

A woman weeps as she is paying respects to Fidel Castro.

A woman weeps as she is paying respects to Fidel Castro. Source: AAP

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flocked to Havana's iconic Revolution Square in a tearful and nostalgic tribute to Fidel Castro on Monday, launching a week-long farewell to the divisive Cold War icon. While some saw him as a socialist hero who brought education and free health care, others labeled him a tyrant who caused economic hardship and sparked an exodus of Cubans seeking a better life.



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