Castro gained power after leading the resistance against the authoritarian President Fulgencio Batista, and proceeded to revolutionize how Cuba is managed. After decades of scrutiny, due to very controversial actions done so by the Castro administration when they were crushing dissent, the United States recently have lifted parts of an embargo/immigration policy that has lasted since 1958, which were worsened during the US and Soviet Union Cold War. Castro is revered by many as a positive force for 'socialistic' change, but has garnered mass hatred for the treatment of his people in Cuba.
How do you feel about the death of Fidel Castro?