Castro's dying wish may have been clear, but it's not certain his final request will be respected.
As Joseph Bamat reports for France24, that could be complicated. Sources tell Bamat that they doubt the Cuban government will follow through on its promise. Bamat also notes that Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the Argentine revolutionary, has long been a familiar face on merchandise sold all over the world.
Will Fidel’s bearded face become the next Che? Given the revolutionary’s penchant for
disappearing and executing dissidents, that’s hard to imagine. But personality cults don’t care about laws—and now that Fidel Castro is dead, he can no longer control how he’s discussed, memorialized or remembered.