We will be vacationing there soon and want to have an idea of what to expect if Castro dies. Will there be a Revolution? Civil War? Will they not care and let his brother step in?
2007-02-10 06:57:07 · 11 answers · asked by rachely1 3 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Cuba
If Castro dies, first they will not announce it until they have a plan ready. Raul (his brother) has been running the country for some time now and will continue to do so when Fidel passes. The Cuban people have been quite passive since Fidel first took over and do not have weapons at the ready. Unlike some other countries, they do not riot in the street, throw rocks & bottles, etc. It is unclear what the US intends to do, whether they will try to step in at that point or wait until Raul dies as well. We are planning a trip in July to visit my husband's family, and will be watching intently before we go. best advice I can give, is pay attention to the news and watch the situation carefully before heading out on your trip.
2007-02-10 14:34:33 · answer #1 · answered by Michele A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You dear misguided young man. If Castro dies, we have nothing but more of the same until Raul dies. The government will not fail to the will of the people because Castro or Raul is not the problem - the US is the problem. There is no power vacuum - Fidel is the power. If Fidel dies, Raul is the power. Now about the exiles in the US. They are 3rd, 4th, 5th generation Cubans here - THIS IS THEIR HOME. They argue and shout about returning, but that's just political manipulation. This group of Cubans has manipulated US policy toward Cuba ever since the Bay of Pigs. So don't be fooled. No one is going home. Unfortunately, the US made Castro the corrupt hero he is in his country. And we missed the opportunity to render him irrelevant when the Pope visited Cuba some years ago. We missed another chance to render him and the communist regime irrelevant when he gave power to Raul. All we needed to do was simply remove our embargos and sanctions. Cuba would flourish. But the one thing stopping such a move are the Miami Cubans. MAKE NO MISTAKE.
2016-05-25 03:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than a big state funeral, probably nothing that's not happening now. Castro's brother has been running things since last summer. That's not going to change if the old boy dies. It's what happens after Raul dies (he's 75) that we need to worry about.
2007-02-10 07:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All hell is going to break loose! If I were you, I would either prepare myself for anything, or just hold off on the Cuba trip until there is a clearer sense as to what direction the country is going. The U.S. wants Cuba like they had it when Batista ruled. That's why the U.S. hates Castro so much. And that's why they can't wait for him to die. So they can swoop down and seize the prey...just like vultures do.
2007-02-12 12:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by M2 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
His brother will rule Cuba. IF he dies also their is PROBABLY going to be chaos, hunger, and people dying and the United States will take over the same way as what they did with Puerto Rico.
2007-02-10 11:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hopefully Cuba can be free again. I know many Cuban refugees and they left friends and family because of that dictator. If I were you; I wouldn't contribute to the dictatorship which is exactly what you are doing. People like you have help keep the freedom of the people arrested.
2007-02-10 07:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by itlonda 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
History will add one more person into the book. Cuba will change from History, but not for us to predict then.
2007-02-10 07:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by Lacieles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hopefully Cuba will be free but Bush will probably try to make Cuba part of the U.S. or somehow try to control Cuba. That or Cuba will rebel and we will all have a missle crisis or something. Who knows. Very unpredictable
2007-02-10 07:06:06 · answer #8 · answered by Cheer Barbie 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Chaos! Utterly total Chaos
2007-02-10 07:00:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Chaos will happen...
The US will invade under the guise of protecting GITMO...
Hey wait...call George Bush...why wait...invade now...that will get the American public's eyes off of Iraq.
2007-02-10 07:00:49 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋