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Series
- Cuba's Reasons
- Cuban Five
- El Paso Diary
The El Paso Diary is written by José Pertierra--an attorney who represents the government of Venezuela in its request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles. Pertierra´s journals describe the testimony, evidence, legal skirmishes, quirks and follies of this very historic trial that features for the first time the close collaboration of the United States government with Cuban authorities to prosecute an ex CIA agent who is one of the masterminds of the fifty-year old dirty war against Cuba.
Authors
- Bernie Dwyer
- Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
- Deisy Francis Mexidor
- Fidel Castro Ruz
- José Pertierra
- Raúl Castro Ruz
- Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
- Amy Goodman
- Arleen Rodríguez Derivet
- Frei Betto
- Hugo Chávez Frías
- Josh R. Nelson
- Juan Gelman
- Luis Rumbaut
- Michael Moore
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Noam Chomsky
- Reinaldo Taladrid Herrero
- Richard Gott
- Tom Hayden
Articles of anniversary
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A white bird soars through time
ALTHOUGH the universally acclaimed Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín reiterated in multiple interviews that he only knew how to paint, many of his comments, jealously safeguarded at the foundation which bears his name, indicate the contrary. He was humanist, a thinker, from the canvas to the word.
The artist has no way at all to avoid his era, since it is his only opportunity
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Moncada Attack: Lessons From the Birth of the Cuban Revolution
In 1953, when virtually all the progressive and revolutionary forces in Cuba offered no viable solution to oppose the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship, Fidel Castro and his comrades did indeed work out a path. It was a route characterized by game-changing statements inexorably coupled with exceptionally courageous deeds, out of which emerged the July 26 Movement.
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Communist Party of China’s 95th anniversary celebrated in Havana
The Communist Party of China has realized the dream of founding and developing a great nation, which today is the second global superpower, stated the country’s Ambassador in Havana, Zhang Tuo. During the act celebrating the 95th anniversary of the CPC, the Chinese diplomat described the key role played by the Party in the nation’s achievements.
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Cuban youth march for the homeland
On the evening of January 27, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz attended the March of the Torches in honor of national hero José Martí, commemorating the 163rd anniversary of his birth. The Cuban President was accompanied by former Presidents of Uruguay, José (Pepe) Mujica, and the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández.
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Victory Caravan reenacted
Young workers and soldiers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior recall the entry of the Rebel Army Victory Caravan in Holguín.
Full of joy and enthusiasm, as if 57 years had not passed, Adolfo Begdadi Herrera, accompanied by students of all ages, young workers and soldiers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior, recalled the arrival of the Rebel Army Victory Caravan’s to the region.
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Raúl congratulates ICAP
Esteemed workers of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples:
55 years have passed since the Comandante en Jefe created ICAP, under the premise that offering solidarity would always be a essential component of the Revolution.
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ICAP: The continuation of a dream
The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) celebrated its 55th anniversary with a cultural-political act presided by member of the Party Political Bureau and Minister of Foreign Relations, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, member of the Central Committee Secretariat and head of its International Relations Department, while the Five Heroes of the Republic of Cuba were also in attendance.
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Doctors of yesterday, today and tomorrow
Fidel’s name was repeated often during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first graduation of doctors and dentists trained by the Revolution, who received their diplomas atop Mt. Cuba in the Sierra Maestra, November 14, 1965.
Today, many health care professionals remember the interest shown by the leader of the Cuban Revolution in their studies, always alert to their living conditions, and those of classrooms.
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Nationalization means to put under the nation’s control
The first laws approved by the revolutionary government had little impact on private industrial interests, and measures adopted to provide social benefits contributed to the prosperity of their businesses, since elevating the standard of living of all Cubans created more domestic demand. Despite this reality, the Cuban industrial bourgeoisie did not support the revolutionary measures which actually favored their interests.
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The work of many hands
Thus in August 1965, the National Observatory, run by the Revolutionary Navy at that time, became part of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba (ACC). Days later, Dr. Antonio Nuñez Jiménez, president of the ACC, signed a resolution which created the Institute of Meteorology, through the merger of staff from the former Observatory and those belonging to the Meteorological Department created by this body 15 months earlier.