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A woman walks near a billboard depicting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro with the headline reading "In Santiago, victory always awaits you" on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba December 31, 2008. Fifty years after Fidel Castro led a band of rebels to victory over U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, his revolution goes on marking its 50th anniversary on January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (CUBA)