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Statement of Secretary Gutierrez, Co-Chair of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba
Washington (Feb. 19)—Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, the Co-Chair of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, issued the following statement on the news that Fidel Castro had resigned as president of Cuba: “Fidel Castro’s legacy has been one of hate, violence, repression of the Cuban people, and countless human rights violations. For the man who created a Caribbean gulag, history’s verdict will be as severe as his rule. Fidel Castro’s announcement merely represents a change in name only; the same repressive communist regime continues to rule Cuba. …” (More)
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