In Depth:  Daniel Kirk & Carl Chambers

‘I’ve always considered Christ to be one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of humanity’ – Fidel Castro.

The Cuban revolution launched by los barbudos (the bearded men) – including the famous Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos – stunned the world in the late 1950s. Almost 65 years on, the country is still one of the few officially Marxist-Leninist states in existence. The late Fidel Castro governed for 55 years before passing on the reins to his brother Raúl. Miguel Díaz-Canel has been President for the last five years, bringing the rule of the Castros to an end, but keeping the Revolution alive.