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The promises of Fidel Castro's so-called revolution of pluralism and democracy, were and continue to be a false promise and a betrayal of all basic human rights.

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Andy Garcia
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 12
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Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
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