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Cuba commemorates 100 years since Fidel Castro’s birth amid crushing economic hardship, as U.S. sanctions choke its oil supply and plunge the nation into power blackouts and food shortages. Despite the crisis, thousands from 60+ countries honor Castro’s legacy, with President Miguel Diaz-Canel calling him a beacon for today’s struggles. In response, Cuba’s government rolled out 176 reforms to embrace private and foreign investment — a radical shift from decades of socialism — but these moves have sparked a black market and deepened inequality. Many Cubans long for Castro’s leadership, believing he might have navigated the crisis better, while experts warn that current leaders fall short of his example, leaving the nation caught between reverence for the past and uncertainty about the future.

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