A huge banner depicting Cuban leader Fidel Castro hangs from a building in downtown Havan on December 6, 2008. Next January 1st, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the date in which the then President, Fulgencio Batista, was forced to flee from Cuba by plane shortly after midnight. AFP PHOTO/Juan Carlos Borjas (Photo credit should read JUAN CARLOS BORJAS/AFP/Getty Images)