Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s president, usually wears boxy suits with a revolutionary-red tie. But on Sunday evening, after three days of power blackouts across the country, he took to national television sporting military fatigues reminiscent of Fidel Castro, the island’s longtime dictator. The getup conveyed two messages: first, that martial-like efforts had been made to restore power, and second, a warning to protestors. Cubans should act with “discipline” and “civility”, said Mr Díaz-Canel. Anyone disturbing public order, he warned, would be “severely” punished.
Source link : http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6717b7909de14a888b1cf8017187f295&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fthe-americas%2F2024%2F10%2F22%2Fblackouts-in-cuba-highlight-the-islands-extreme-energy-fragility&c=2557283208827250111&mkt=en-us
Author :
Publish date : 2024-10-22 03:06:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.