Ngaphambi kokuba uFidel enze inguquko yakhe, iCuba yayihluke kakhulu kunale esiyaziyo namuhla. Bekungcono ngandlela thile kepha kubi kakhulu kwezinye. Abantu ababehlala ezithabathabeni zase-Old Havana naseMiramar, ngokwesibonelo, noma abanikazi bezindawo zokutshala umoba, amabhizinisi amahle kakhulu futhi amakhulu, ongxiwankulu baseCuban ngegama elilodwa, yibo okwakudingeka baye ekudingisweni kanye ukufika kwenguquko. Abanye kwakungonxiwankulu abacebile, abanye bengamaciko, abanye bengongqingili, abanye bephikisana nenkambo yomqondo eyathathwa yisiqhingi.
Ngakho-ke, namuhla kunabantu abaningi abadumile baseCuba emhlabeni jikelele kepha iningi labo alikhumbuli neze ukuthi kwakunjani ukuhlala eCuba ngoba bathutha besebancane, belandela abazali babo. Enye yazo eyamanje Grand Duchess waseLuxembourg, UMaría Teresa Mestre, owazalwa eyindodakazi yabazali ababenenhlanhla enhlokodolobha yaseCuba ngoMashi 1956. Wahamba nenguquko futhi wabuyela eCuba ngonyaka ka 2002 nodadewabo nangenxa yezizathu zakhe, kodwa iphupho lakhe elikhulu ukuya isiqhingi nomyeni wakhe nezingane. Enye yamaCuba acebile futhi adumile, lena esemhlabeni wezezimali, iyi U-Alberto Vilar. UVilar wazalelwa futhi wakhulela kulesi siqhingi njengendodana yolahleko yomunye wosomabhizinisi abakhulu boshukela. Ngoguquko bathunjelwa e-United States futhi lapho u-Alberto waba yinqwaba yeWall Street ekubeni namuhla engeyena nje omunye wabantu baseCuba abacebe kakhulu emhlabeni kodwa futhi engomunye wabantu abacebe kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele.
Kunabanye abantu baseCuba abaphumelele futhi abacebile, okungenzeka ukuthi babecebile eCuba ngaphambi kwempi noma bazenzela inotho emhlabeni ngaphandle kweCuba. Kubukeka sengathi kunosozigidi abangaphezu kuka-1000 baseCuba. Izigidi ezengeziwe, izigidi ezingaphansi, yeka imikhuba yokuhlukanisa umuntu ngemali anayo!
Badinga ukucacisa ukuthi leyo mpisi okuthiwa yomgwaqo odongeni ayizange ibe isilwane. U-Alberto Vilar udonsa isigwebo sasejele ngokuba ngelinye lamasela amakhulu kakhulu emgwaqweni odongeni nangokukhwabanisa amaklayenti akhe. Ngangisebenza enkampanini ehlanza indlu yakhe yomnyuziyamu.Ngosuku umphathi wami amethula ngalo kimi, uVilar akazange angibheke nokungibheka, waze wangixhawula, waphendukela komunye umuntu ukuze angangibheki nokungibheka, futhi Ngacabanga, "Ngelinye ilanga kuzomele ube mubi kakhulu kunami ngenxa yobandlululo olungenalusini nolungenalusini« bese ngizihlekisa ngizitshela ukuthi lendoda izokuba mubi kanjani kunami ngezigidi eziningi neminyaka edlule ngabona ukuthi uma kungaba kubi kunami iminyaka eminingana ejele. UVilar uhlale eqamba amanga ngemvelaphi yakhe, akazalelwanga eCuba, wazalelwa eNew Jersey, yilokho okushiwo ipasipoti yakhe. Yindoda ekhanyayo