For years, opponents of Cuba's socialist revolution pegged the system's downfall to the inevitable death of its leader, Fidel Castro. Yet, months after Castro's death, there have been no major protests on the streets of Havana, no popular uprising against the ruling Communist Party.
As Gladys Esther Marta Luís can attest. She's a manicurist who is currently unemployed. For her, things have continued on much like they were before. Since the former president's death in November, she said, “I don't see any changes,” adding, “Life seems the same to me.”
But change — especially overnight — was unlikely, anyway, said Cuban novelist, Laidi Fernández de Juan. “Fidel had been out of power for almost 10 years,” she said.
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