As television networks celebrate the sudden, apparent fall of the Qaddafi regime in Libya, keep in mind some historical precedents concerning startling collapses.
In 1958 Fidel Castro wrote in a then-popular American magazine, Coronet, “We are fighting to do away with dictatorship in Cuba and to establish the foundations of genuine representative government.” Castro promised to “prepare and conduct truly honest general elections within twelve months” after taking power.
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