In the first week in January in 1959 the victory of the historic Cuban Revolution was being celebrated by Raul Castro and his big brother Fidel Castro.
Now in the first week in January in 2025 many Cubans are celebrating the start of the 66th Year of the Cuban Revolution's rule in Cuba. Most of those Cubans consider the Revolution's longevity even more surprising than the Revolution's original victory that shocked the world in the first week in January in 1959.
Later in this New Year in 2025 -- on June 3rd -- the 94th Birthday for Raul Castro's will be celebrated in Cuba as a vivid reminder of the Cuban Revolution and its longevity. At 93-years-old Raul Castro still is a force on the island.
From the start of the Cuban Revolution in July of 1953 until the triumph in January in 1959, Fidel Castro and Raul Castro fought side-by-side and then planned side-by-side until Fidel died peacefully at age 90 in Havana in 2016.
In this first week in January in 2025 it is a fact that Raul Castro's prime focus is to preserve the overwhelming legacy of his brother Fidel Castro. It is also known that Raul's favorite quotation left behind by Fidel Castro is the one shown above. Translated to English, it says: "Those who are right never flee. Those who are right know how to die."
And by way, if you make a Google Search seeking the Top Cuban Headlines flashing around the world in this first week in January of 2025, the TOP FOUR are depicted above.