Over just nine days this month, Cuban state media announced the deaths of five generals, sparking a wave of discussion and rampant speculation among analysts and exiles.
The senior military leaders all appear to have died between July 17 and 26. Some were serving and others retired, but all had lauded military careers. The youngest was 58. Most were in their 70s or 80s. It is not clear what caused the deaths, and there is no indication they were related.
The deaths of several generals in a short space of time come as the revolutionary vanguard that has led the communist country for six decades hands over power to a new generation.
A lot of things are happening in Cuba and much of it behind the curtains. It's hard to know for sure but the regime must be worried that the young are the ones marching.
Cuba is changing and I plan to write a future AT post from a free Cuba. It will honor my parents and their entire generation for standing up to these communist thugs.
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