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3 days ago · Fidel Castro (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba) was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
17 hours ago · At 80, the legendary Hollywood publicist Kathie Berlin recalls one of her most memorable adventures: accompanying the Italian actress and photographer to meet Cuba's Comandante in 1974.
1 day ago · The beliefs of Fidel Castro during the revolution have been the subject of much historical debate. Fidel Castro was openly ambiguous about his beliefs at the time. Some orthodox historians argue Castro was a communist from the beginning with a long-term plan; however, others have argued he had no strong ideological loyalties.
5 days ago · He left Guatemala for Mexico, where he met the Cuban brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro, political exiles who were preparing an attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba. Guevara joined Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement , which landed a force of 81 men (including Guevara) in the Cuban province of Oriente on ...
2 days ago · Bogota, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) A wreath in honor of Commander Fidel Castro will be laid at the Francisco Jose de Caldas District University in this capital on Monday, as a tribute to the life of ...
3 days ago · My Cuba. an island that defies black/white interpretations. Pogi’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You usually hear two very different stories about Cuba. One is that a group of Communists, lead by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul, have ...
3 days ago · Fidel Castro was succeeded both as the leader of the ruling Communist party in 2011 and as the country's president in 2008 by his brother, Raúl Castro. In 2018, Miguel Díaz-Canel took over from Raúl Castro as president.
6 days ago · Thu, September 26, 2024, 4:26 AM EDT · 5 min read. Jan Franco (left) was stabbed to death in Havana, aged just 19 [Family handout] The late leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, once famously called Cuba “the safest country in the world”. In terms of the island’s low rates of violent crime and the scarcity of guns circulating ...
1 day ago · Una Liutkus : "Fidel Castro n’a jamais été ni communiste ni prosoviétique". Fils d'un diplomate lituanien d'avant-guerre, né en France et privé de son pays par le pacte germano-soviétique ...
5 days ago · Description: Audio recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address to the nation regarding the former Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. In his speech President Kennedy reports the establishment of offensive missile sites presumably intended to launch a nuclear offensive against Western nations.
