Unveiling CastroS Iconic Whiskers
For nearly half a century, from 1959 to 2006, Cuba was under the steadfast rule of revolutionary icon Fidel Castro. His iconic beard, initially a result of the U.
S. embargo that cut off his razor supply, became a symbol of triumph, so much so that the CIA once hatched a wild plot to dissolve it through his footwear—an emblematic scheme that never saw the light of day..