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He said: “In 1961, [America] invaded Cuba, and everybody was totally convinced that Castro was the worst guy in the world.” Sanders then stated: “All the Cuban people were going to rise up in rebellion against Fidel Castro. They forgot that he educated their kids, gave their kids health care, totally transformed society.” He took a dig at Ronald Reagan, saying: “You know, not to say Fidel Castro and Cuba are perfect – they are certainly not – but just because Ronald Reagan dislikes these people does not mean to say the people in these nations feel the same way.” Cuba ranks dead last among 29 Central and South American nations in the Heritage Foundation’s 2015 Index of Economic Freedom. It ranks one ahead of North Korea in the ranking of all countries.