In Cuba, memorial services are being planned for Vilma Espin, the late wife of acting Cuban President Raul Castro and widely viewed as the first lady of Cuba. Espin was a key figure in the Cuban Revolution and founded the Cuban Women’s Federation.

Havana resident Francisco Hernandez: “It is a very painful loss, because it deals with one of the heroines of this country, a woman who sacrificed much, who gave everything for the revolution.”