Even during the funeral of dictator Fidel Castro, the hero of the left and the media in this country, their socialist/communist made transportation breaks down.
| Jeep carrying Fidel Castro’s ashes breaks down during in the middle of his funeral |
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Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s ashes were interred in a private ceremony Sunday morning, ending nine days of official mourning.
The Russian-made jeep ferrying Castro’s ashes broke down and needed to be pushed on Saturday en route to the late leader’s final resting place.
The breakdown of the jeep in the midst of adoring crowds chanting “Long live Fidel!” was symbolic of the dual nature of Castro’s Cuba. While his legacy inspires fierce adulation by many of the nation’s citizens, others continue to grumble about Cuba’s autocratic government, inefficient bureaucracy and stagnant economy.
Rural Cubans’ lives have improved with the arrival of doctors and teachers in once-ignored backwaters, but it has been a struggle to earn a living under the island’s one-party socialist government and its stifling economic rules.
But those realities were seemingly not at the forefront for the throngs crowding the 2-mile route the Russian jeep traveled to Santa Ifigenia cemetery.