After Fall of Maduro, Cuban Americans Hope Their Homeland Is Next

A man holds a “Free Cuba” sign during a rally showing support for Cubans demonstrating against the Cuban communist regime, at Freedom Tower in Miami, Fla., on July 17, 2021. Eva Marie Utzcategui/AFP via Getty Images‘It was beautiful before the ’60s—before the devil came,’ one Cuban woman, who was imprisoned by the regime for nearly a decade, told The Epoch Times.A man holds a “Free Cuba” sign during a rally showing support for Cubans demonstrating against the Cuban communist regime, at Freedom Tower in Miami, Fla., on July 17, 2021. Eva Marie Utzcategui/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter Fall of Maduro, Cuban Americans Hope Their Homeland Is Next‘It was beautiful before the ’60s—before the devil came,’ one Cuban woman, who was imprisoned by the regime for nearly a decade, told The Epoch Times.|January 18, 2026Updated:January 18, 2026MIAMI—Cuban Americans are hopeful their country’s communist dictator will be the next to fall in the Western Hemisphere after the U.S. military’s successful operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3.Cuba has been ruled by a communist regime since 1959 when Fidel Castro established a one-party system. Now, the Caribbean country is ruled by Miguel Díaz-Canel.