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“There is often talk of human rights, but it is also necessary to talk of the rights of humanity. Why should some people walk barefoot, so that others can travel in luxurious cars? Why should some live for thirty-five years, so that others can live for seventy years? Why should some be miserably poor, so that others can be hugely rich? I speak on behalf of the children in the world who do not have a piece of bread. I speak on the behalf of the sick who have no medicine, of those whose rights to life and human dignity have been denied.”

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Fidel Castro, born on August 13, 1926, and died on November 25, 2016, was a former Prime Minister of Cuba. He was a key figure in the Cuban Revolution, leading the successful overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime in 1959 and establishing the Republic of Cuba. Castro's political career and leadership style had a profound impact on Cuba and the Latin American region. more

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