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Santiago de Cuba, , July 25, 2008 Students commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban revolution by re-enacting a 1953 rebel attack. Fifty-five years ago Cuban president Raul Castro and his brother, retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro, led a July 26 assault on the city's Moncada army barracks. (National Geographic)
Cuba's two paths Jul 31, 2008
Javier Galeano/The Associated Press President Raul Castro addresses a crowd of thousands during the celebration of the Cuban Revolution in Santiago de Cuba, on July 26, 2008 ... When President Ral Castro spoke last week at the old military garrison where he and his older brother Fidel began the Cuban revolution 55 years ago, the younger Castro looked minuscule compared with the outsize banner looming over him of his bearded predecessor. (International Herald Tribune)
Chavez Letter to Castro Says Bush Aims to Relive Cold War, Spread Fear Jul 29, 2008
Chavez made his comments in a to Cuba's on the 55th anniversary of an assault by Cuban revolutionaries on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953. The attack is considered to mark the start of the Cuban Revolution. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Cuba staying armed, Raul Castro tells U.S. He says it makes no difference... Jul 28, 2008
Amid anticipation that he would use the speech to unveil fresh reforms, Castro instead focused on the past as he spoke to thousands of supporters in front of the Moncada military complex, where a band of rebels led by he and his brother Fidel launched an attack 55 years ago, planting the seeds for the 1959 Cuban revolution. "When we attacked the Moncada, none of us dreamed of being here today," Castro said in Santiago, 535 miles southeast of Havana, the de-facto capital of the island's eastern... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Cuban reforms create goodwill Jul 27, 2008
The Cuban revolution has long prided itself on its attempt to produce an egalitarian society, where professionals like doctors earned almost the same as factory workers. There may be no signs of any move towards greater democracy, but the economic controls are starting to ease. (BBC News -- Americas)
No Reforms On Cuba's Revolution Day Jul 27, 2008
Find out more about the communist country and the fiery leader who led the Cuban Revolution ... Castro also highlighted the past to thousands of supporters in front of the Moncada military complex, where rebels led by his brother Fidel launched an attack 55 years ago and planted the seeds for the 1959 Cuban revolution. (CBS News)
Sixteen bombs hit India's Ahmedabad Jul 27, 2008
The speech marking the 55th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution broke little new ground as Castro stressed austerity for Cuba and appeared to dampen rising expectations. Bosnia threatened with break-up. (Mirror.co.uk)
Raul Castro dashes expectations for new reforms Jul 27, 2008
The speech marking the 55th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution broke little new ground as Castro stressed austerity for Cuba and appeared to dampen rising expectations. Cubans had said they hoped Castro would say more about how far and how fast he wants to take Cuba down the road of reform. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
A pioneer in online retail branches out Jul 26, 2008
Her father, a Spaniard who grew up during the Spanish Civil War, and her mother, who witnessed Castro's victory in 1959 in the Cuban revolution, encouraged their children to broaden their horizons and embrace the outside world. "It was very important for them that we grew up as international as we could," Busquets said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Classic cars mark Cuban revolution Jul 21, 2008
In Havana, dozens of classic cars have gathered for a rally to commemorate the start of the Cuban revolution. The rally marked the 55th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada barracks, orchestrated by Fidel and Raul Castro. (BBC News)
Gilberto Leon, 87, owned LA cigar shop for 29 years Jul 19, 2008
Later, he opened his own shop but sold it in 1959 during the Cuban revolution, certain that his property would be seized by the new Marxist government. He went back to the cigar factory until Cuba's new leader, Fidel Castro, sent him to work without pay in the sugar cane fields. (Boston Globe)
Culture: A Myth Dies In Colombia Jungle Jul 8, 2008
FARC's program to establish a communist state mimics what Che, Fidel Castro and the other brutal thugs of the Cuban Revolution did in 1959. Castro, of course, knows this very well. (Investors Business Daily)
Dr. Jose Ricard: A Memory from Herd Insider Jul 6, 2008
He graduated from the University of Havana Medical School and then fought in the Cuban Revolution against a man he would later work for, as Fidel Castros personal physician ... During the Cuban revolution of the late 1950s, Ricard was drafted into the Cuban National Army to fight against Castro and the socialist insurgents ... These days, Ricard reflects on the similarities of the Cuban revolution and todays guerrilla warfare. (Goherd.com)
The reality behind the revolution Jun 27, 2008
When it was first shown in the US in the early 1970s, it was interpreted by some American critics as an attack on the Cuban revolution, with Sergio as a beleaguered hero representing the plight of the wronged middle class ... Guti;rrez directed one, This Land of Ours, on the subject of agrarian reform, and shortly afterwards became one of the founding members of the ICAIC (Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematogr;ficos) when it was set up only 83 days after the Cuban revolution. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Dancer risked life to escape Jun 22, 2008
But after he began learning about the outside world through a friend's illegal Internet connection, Bandera, a former Communist, grew disillusioned with the Cuban revolution. "I started realizing that everything is a lie, that we were trapped," Bandera said. (AZCentral -- News)
Fidel appears on TV Jun 18, 2008
The leader of the Cuban revolution was last seen in video and pictures when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited on 16 January. AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Castro, Chavez make TV appearance Jun 18, 2008
The leader of the Cuban revolution was last seen in video and pictures when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited on January 16. State media earlier reported that the former president had "animated and friendly" talks about world affairs for three hours with Chavez. (India Times, India)
5 Cubans Await Their Fate Jun 17, 2008
Find out more about the communist country and the fiery leader who led the Cuban Revolution. (CBS) Almost nine years after their arrest on charges of spying on the U.S., five Cubans are awaiting an appeals court ruling. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Filling up for a bit less Jun 16, 2008
Cuban, a lawyer and brother of Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, ticks off example after example of athletes who have had financial troubles on his blog, The Cuban Revolution (briancuban. com). (Boston Globe)
Argentina unveils belated homage to fighter Guevara Jun 15, 2008 Clint Eastwood film shut out... May 26, 2008 Colombia's Rebel Patriarch Is Dead May 26, 2008 Soderbergh challenges Cannes with new film May 23, 2008 'Che Guevara' fights back May 23, 2008 Shooting a revolutionary an epic task for 'agnostic' Soderbergh May 23, 2008 Che sells out, while Turgoose causes a stir May 18, 2008 Raul Castro's daughter runs gay rally May 18, 2008 The Presidency of William McKinley May 17, 2008 Dowagiac Lions Club feeds 13 Union High high honors students May 17, 2008 Up Close and Public May 16, 2008 Storyteller weaves small details into large lessons about life May 16, 2008 Yes we Cannes! Indiana Jones meets "Blindness" May 14, 2008 Cuba embraces golf to boost tourism May 13, 2008 * Despite reduced slate, Hollywood adds star power to Cannes May 9, 2008 The political is personal for Havana-born Garcia May 9, 2008 Jon HeymanTHE DAILY SCOOP May 6, 2008 From Castro's jails to the Derby owners box May 3, 2008 Social Reforms In Cuba Only Extend So Far May 2, 2008 2008 May Day Rallies May 2, 2008 Cubans gather for May Day rally May 2, 2008 Sowing interest among Cubans Apr 20, 2008 April 17 A&E Calendar Apr 17, 2008 Party: No Room in Cuba for 'Subversion' Apr 17, 2008 Burt Glinn, Magnum Photographer, Dies Apr 13, 2008 Chain reactionThe lethal legacy of a Colombian political killing 60 years on Apr 10, 2008 Cuba Tackles Transgenderism Apr 3, 2008 Cuba Allows Citizens To Stay In Hotels Apr 1, 2008 Cuba changes, one microwave at a time Mar 27, 2008 Leftwing activists flock to Venezuela to soak up the socialist 'revolution' Mar 25, 2008 Cuban press focuses more on country's problems Mar 16, 2008 Cuba's Revolution Of Rising Expectations Mar 15, 2008 Raul Castro Succeeds Fidel as President of Cuba Mar 15, 2008 Letters to the Editor • Don't be pessimistic about our nation Mar 9, 2008 What the FARC? Mar 5, 2008 NEWSWEEK: International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, March 10, 2008 Mar 3, 2008 COLIN MCMAHON: In Latin America, Castro proves a hard act to follow Mar 3, 2008 * Cuba signs long-snubbed UN human rights pacts Mar 1, 2008 Cuba signs human rights accords Feb 29, 2008 The romance of revolution, the ruthlessness of a man Feb 28, 2008 Questions Remain on Fidel's Role Feb 27, 2008 * Cuban parliament names Raul Castro as president Feb 26, 2008 US dismisses new Cuba government Feb 26, 2008 Raul Castro, the pragmatist, takes Cuba's helm Feb 25, 2008 Chavez, Raul Castro emphasize warm relations... Feb 25, 2008 Raúl Castro becomes Cuban president Feb 25, 2008 Raul Castro Named to Succeed His Brother Fidel as Next President of Cuba Feb 25, 2008 Raul Castro Ascension, Backed by Fidel, Signals No Change to Cuba Policy Feb 25, 2008 11 comments Feb 25, 2008 Raul Castro named Cuban president Feb 25, 2008 Raul Castro elected president of Cuba Feb 25, 2008 In With the Old Feb 25, 2008 Same as Old Boss? Cuba Picks Raul Castro Feb 25, 2008 * Cubans hope for a chance to help themselves Feb 24, 2008 Washington Post columnist to speak at SCSU Founder's Day Feb 24, 2008 Raul Castro: tried and trusted Feb 24, 2008 Cuba braces for new leader Feb 24, 2008 After Fidel: A Guide to the Players Feb 24, 2008 Castro offers insights, on his own terms Feb 23, 2008 Expanding self-employment could be key to country's economic future Feb 23, 2008 "Pages" cafe, a poor play on words Feb 22, 2008 Cuba's Chance Feb 22, 2008 Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil Feb 21, 2008 Shift at top wont stir new Cuban revolution Feb 21, 2008 What now for Cuba? Feb 21, 2008
"We're sure that many more revolutionaries will come from this land, inspired by your example," Bolivian student Erwin Machado said in Santa Clara, the city in central Cuba that Guevara "liberated" in 1958 in the decisive battle of the Cuban revolution. Guevara's daughter, Aleida Guevara, arrived in Rosario to cheers and chants of "Viva!" yesterday when she visited a makeshift campsite set up for the anniversary celebrations. (Boston Globe)
'CHE WHAT?' AT CANNES May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008 -- BENICIO DEL TORO won the best-actor award at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday for his performance as Che Guevara - and promptly saluted the controversial Marxist hero, who was a commander in Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution. "I'd like to dedicate this to the man himself, Che Guevara," Del Toro told the audience at yesterday's awards ceremony. (New York Post)
The four and a half hour portrait of Ernesto Guevara, the Argentine doctor who became a leader of the Cuban revolution, sharply divided the critics, whose support will be crucial to its chances. Similarly no American buyers had yet materialized for two other highly anticipated U.S. films, Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York," and James Gray's "Two Lovers," both of which also received mixed verdicts from the critics and were passed over by the jury. (The Drudge Report)
But although Marulanda was originally inspired by the Cuban Revolution, he was never the committed communist Castro became, a fact that always kept relations between the two surprisingly cool. "Marulanda doesn't read Mao," his biographer, Arturo Alape, told TIME in the 1998. (Time.com)
It dispenses with many cliches of the biopic, offering virtually no insight into the origin of Ches brand of humanism, instead presenting impressionistic glimpses of Ches idealism in action during the Cuban revolution and his attempt to foment a similar transformation in Bolivia. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Del Toro, Soderbergh and co-producer Laura Bickford drummed up European funds, for what was first supposed to be a two-hour movie based in Bolivia on Guevara's botched attempt to export the Cuban revolution to the rest of Latin America. But when the director originally signed up also quit, Soderbergh decided to take the helm while adding more footage. (iAfrica.com)
" asked another critic at the end of Steven Soderbergh's four-hour-and-18 minute Spanish-language epic, Che.The luxury of revolution at a fictional distance is that you're allowed more room for equivocation. The action-packed first half of the film, starring Benicio del Toro as the revolutionary leader, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, covers Guevara's role in the Cuban revolution. In the intermission, the journalists at the Palais were handed chicken sandwiches and water bottles to fortify themselves for... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Part one is The Argentine, which charts Che Guevara's involvement in the Cuban Revolution and will open in September, followed by Guerrilla, which focuses on the revolutionary's life in Bolivia in the years leading up to his death. Benicio del Toro stars. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Defending equal rights for Cubans, of all sexual orientations, is a key principal of the Cuban revolution led by her uncle Fidel Castro, who overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, she said. "The freedom of sexual choice and gender identity (are) exercises in equality and social justice," she said. (MSNBC -- International)
Though McKinley opposed the call for war among the American people (for he had been attempting to negotiate with Spain since 1897), he could not stop Congress from declaring support for the Cuban revolution in April of 1898. Over the following 109 days, America dominated the war on all fronts on which it was fought - which consisted of all Spanish territories overseas - Cuba, the Phillipines, Guam and Puerto Rico. (Suite101.com)
In fact, Aislinn introduced the storyteller born in Havana whose family fled the Cuban revolution and wound up in Decatur, Ga. in 1964. (Dowagiac News, MI)
The Cuban revolution likewise was far more about dislike of being messed about by the Ynnqui big brother, like Haiti, than about admiration for Marx and Engels. China was the most spectacular example of hostility to western domination-- with a thin communist veneer adopted to get aid from the USSR, now being discarded insofar as it is incompatible with traditional Chinese Confucian centralized bureaucracy. (Townhall.com)
where her family fled in 1963 to escape the Cuban revolution, "I grew up hearing stories in two languages.". After a few months in Mexico, her family arrived in the United States the same month as the Beatles, February 1964. (Dowagiac News, MI)
The first film follows the young Argentine doctor (Benicio del Toro) as he rises to international fame during the Cuban revolution, while the second traces his final, fatal effort to launch a continent-wide revolution from the Bolivian jungle. It all sounds fascinating, and more than a little arduous. (Salon)
Xanadu Club HouseThe only new golf course since the Cuban revolution was opened in 1998 at Cuba's prime resort of Varadero after the country opened up to foreign investment and tourism in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The 18-hole Varadero Golf Club is on the grounds of Xanadu, a seaside mansion built by U.S. chemical industry millionaire Irenee du Pont. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The Argentine focuses on the Cuban revolution, from the moment Fidel Castro, Guevara and other revolutionaries landed on the Caribbean island, until they toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista two years later. The second movie, Guerrilla, will focus on the years following the Cuban revolution, beginning with Ches trip to the UN head-quarters in New York in 1964, until his death in the Bolivian mountains in 1967. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"I grew up in a family that was very bitterly divided by the Cuban revolution. My maternal grandmother was a staunch supporter of Castro, and my father's side of the family was the opposite. It was a very, very politically charged atmosphere, and I breathed it in like oxygen.". Garcia visited Cuba for the first time as an adult in 1984 and went back several times in the 1990s. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Jon Heyman: Cuban Revolution. Maverick Mavs owner couldbe a hit withCubs - Jon Heyman - SI.com. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
From Castro's jails to Ky. Derby owners box - Horse Racing - nbcsports. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Find out more about the communist country and the fiery leader who led the Cuban Revolution. Stories. (CBS News)
A New Cuban Revolution. Cuban leader Raul Castro, younger brother of the revolutionary Fidel Castro, has promised a great deal of social reform for this nation. (CBS News)
Workers waved Cuban flags and posters of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the late Argentine-Cuban revolutionary leader, and banners reading "Unity, Firmness and Victory" ... Salvador Valdes, leader of Cuba's Workers' Union, the only union in the one-party state, told the rally: "Let us ratify our decision to continue on the path set out by the founder of the Cuban revolution, comrade Fidel [Castro].". (Aljazeera.Net)
The United States put an economic embargo on business with the country in 1962, three years after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. But beginning in October 2000, U.S. companies were allowed to sell agricultural, food and medical products to the country. (Albany Times Union)
lecture "The Cuban Revolution and Agriculture," with "New International" magazine editor Mary-Alice Waters, 6:30 p.m., Gallery, ISU Memorial Union, free. "Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead," with former Vermont governor and ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine Kunin, 7:30 p.m., Great Hall, ISU Memorial Union, free. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
The editorial says that "the Cuban revolution is not a house of cards, but rather an impregnable fortress.". Recent reforms include letting Cubans buy cellular phones and DVD players and stay in tourist hotels. (Newsmax)
American photographer Burt Glinn, from the Magnum agency, speaks before the opening of a photography exhibit titled 'Joyous Revolution' of pictures taken during the first days of the Cuban Revolution in Havana, Cuba, in this Jan. 9, 2001 file photo. Glinn, a photojournalist who covered key historical moments of the Cold War while working with the Magnum Photos agency, including Fidel Castro's 1959 march on Havana and Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the U.S. that year, has died. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
His first experience of political violence would prove formative in the Cuban Revolution launched several years later ... " As the conflict between the Farc and the state drags on, others believe the anniversary of Gaitan's assassination should serve as pause for thought. "There's an attempt at denial, in the sense of showing that there's no continuity between 9 April and the post-1960s violence," says Mr Pizarro. "But there is more continuity than we want to recognise, despite the change from... (BBC News -- Americas)
During the Cuban Revolution, homosexuals were often sent to forced labor camps for reeducation and rehabilitation if they were found by authorities. While the camps were not in use very long, gays were still labeled ideological deviants, as reports. (Suite101.com)
Even if few Cubans can take advantage of the new rule, it eliminates a glaring historical contradiction within the Cuban revolution ... Even if few Cubans can take advantage of the new rule, it eliminates a glaring historical contradiction within the Cuban revolution. (CBS News -- World)
Are microwaves start of a Cuban revolution. Government pilot project has fueled hopes for computers, phones and more. (MSNBC -- International)
It's what Havana was in the early days of the Cuban revolution. It's what Chiapas, Mexico, became for a time in the 1990s when "Subcomandante Marcos" launched an armed struggle to help the indigenous people there a magnet for socialists and students, radicals and revolutionaries, leftists and a few Hollywood luminaries. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
"The Cuban revolution needs analytical and investigative journalism that can help solve the central issues of today's society," Rolando Alfonso, head of the party's ideology department, told reporters on Thursday. Granma is named after the yacht Fidel Castro and his guerrillas used to land in Cuba in 1956 to launch an uprising that ousted U.S. backed dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and turned Cuba into a Soviet ally. (AlertNet)
Find out more about the communist country and the fiery leader who led the Cuban Revolution. Fast Facts. (CBS News -- World)
Ram;n Machado Ventura, 77, fought in the Sierra Maestra with the Castro brothers during the Cuban Revolution ... "But Machado is a man of the revolution. He is a historic figure capable of continuing the Cuban Revolution.". (Yahoo News -- Cuba)
Many politicians before Mr. Obama have promised "a chicken in every pot," and after the Cuban revolution in 1959 what, if anything, may Fidel Castro have promised the Cuban people. Was Mr. Godoy so disillusioned with this revolution's reformation that he left his native Cuba in 1961. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The FARC is part of a wave of Marxist-Leninist rebel groups that rose after Castro's Cuban revolution in 1959. But those groups didn't share exactly the same political ideologies or strategies for reaching their goals. (Slate)
"So as long as the founder of the Cuban revolution is around ... two things will be clear. First, Raul will be barely able to budge on even the modest economic or regulatory reforms he hopes, somewhat naively, will put food back on Cubans' tables. Second, the younger Castro will be unable to replace the old guard in the top jobs with members of a younger generation," writes Castaneda. Arab-America's Store. (PR Newswire)
"There is just not the same kind of atmosphere today," said Peter Hakim, who runs the think tank Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. "The kind of revolutionary violence that we saw is now all but gone. ... And the military, or the political right, has really given up the authoritarian option."That is not to say that the conditions that drove the Cuban Revolution have disappeared in Latin America and the Caribbean ... "When the Cuban revolution took place, you had not only the Cold War... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The signing "formalizes and reaffirms Cuba's commitment to the rights protected in both instruments, which my country has been systematically implementing since the time of the Cuban revolution in 1959," he said after conferring with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "The act of signing both covenants responds to a sovereign decision of the Cuban government.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
After meeting Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, he said the signing "formalises and reaffirms Cuba's commitment to the rights protected in both instruments which my country has been systematically implementing since the time of the Cuban revolution in 1959. "The act of signing both covenants responds to a sovereign decision of the Cuban government. "Cuba has never acted nor will act under pressure.". (Aljazeera.Net)
It features Hollywood actor Errol Flynn talking about Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. You'll find Pierre Berton, Gordon Sinclair and Scott Young being rather hard on Flynn and the claims, made by others, that he had played a part in the revolution. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
"I take on the responsibility entrusted to me deeply convinced that, as I have often said, there is only one Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution," Raul said. It was unclear whether he was being literal or simply praising the man who launched the rebel uprising that transformed Cuba into a communist state in America's backyard. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
In defiance of US-led calls for democratic reform, Fidel Castro had ruled out any betrayal of the Cuban revolution ahead of Sunday's vote. In Washington, the top US diplomat for Latin America, Tom Shannon, stressed the "possibility and potential" for change in Cuba, but said it had to come internally. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
"I accept the responsibility I have been given with the conviction I have repeated often - there is only one commander in chief of the Cuban revolution, Fidel is Fidel and we all know it well." The national assembly also gave Raul permission to consult Fidel on major state matters. In advance of a visit to Cuba, Louis Michel, the EU development and aid commissioner, said on Monday that Europe hoped to "improve and deepen co-operation issues of common interest such as the environment and climate... (Aljazeera.Net)
Coming from the same ideological fold, Raul created the Cuban Revolution alongside his brother and has been his "right-hand man" ever since. Raul Castro is also known as a pragmatist and delegater, traits that fit his personality, analysts say. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
"I ratify my commitment to Cuba, the commitment of the Venezuelan people, of the Bolivarian revolution, to you, to Fidel, to the Cuban revolution, to the people of Cuba.". Venezuela is Cuba's biggest benefactor and sends the Caribbean nation millions of barrels of favorably priced oil each year. (The Drudge Report)
Ral Castro, who has labored in the shadow of his brother Fidel since the days of the Cuban revolution, became the new president of the Communist island on Sunday, ending his brother's 49-year rule, as well as speculation that a younger generation would take power. In his first words as president, Castro made it clear that any changes would be limited, promising to continue to consult his brother on every important decision. (International Herald Tribune)
I assume the responsibility that has been given to me, with the conviction that I affirmed many times, that there is only one commander and chief of the Cuban revolution: Fidel is Fidel,'' Raul Castro said today. Raul Castro had been in charge of the military since his brother took power. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
There is only one commander and chief of the Cuban revolution: Fidel is Fidel. . (Bloomberg -- UK)
Cormac, NJFeb 22, 2008 @ 12:15 PMLets not forget that when the Cuban Revolution overthrew Batista it was not a hard communist movement. Eisenhower even brought Fidel to the White House in an attempt to bring him to our side rather than let the island fall to communism. (Human Events Online)
The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution is unique, Fidel is Fidel, as we all know well, he is irreplaceable ... "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution is unique, Fidel is Fidel, as we all know well, he is irreplaceable," Raul Castro said. (Yahoo News -- Cuba)
"I am assuming the responsibility entrusted to me with the conviction that the commander-in-chief of the Cuban revolution remains unique. Fidel is Fidel," said Raul, during his acceptance speech at the seventh session of Cuba's legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP). "Today a more compact and functional structure is needed," Raul,76, told the ANPP, adding that Cuba needs "a smaller number of central administration bodies and a better distribution of their functions. We have... (Xinhuanet, China)
There was wide speculation before yesterday's vote that the No. 2 post would go to a younger candidate, but selecting a man who fought with the Castros during the Cuban Revolution was widely seen as a message that Fidel and his close advisers will continue to rule the country. The Wall Street Journal leads its worldwide newsbox with officials from Iraqi Kurdistan demanding that Turkish troops. (Slate)
"As I have mentioned many times before," he told party officials, "the commandant in chief of the Cuban revolution is only one. Fidel is Fidel. Everyone knows that. We cannot substitute Fidel.". On the streets of Havana, residents seem pleased with the handover. (ABC News)
From the start of the Cuban revolution in 1959, "Raul Castro is the one who organized the country, and he's the one who saved the economy at the start of the 1990s," Espinosa Chepe said. The number of self-employed Cubans climbed to nearly 210,000 by January 1996, creating new economic divisions in Cuban society and deep feelings of envy and resentment among those stuck with tiny state salaries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
His second book, "Last Dance in Havana: The Final Days of Fidel and the Start of the New Cuban Revolution" -- an examination of contemporary Cuba, looking at the society through the vibrant music scene - was published in 2004. Robinson lives in Arlington, Va. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
From the early days of the Cuban revolution, when he helped organize the insurgency from the rugged mountains of Sierra Maestra, Raul Castro has shaped Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces into a complex institution. Some Cuba-watchers are not optimistic that Raul Castro can follow in his brother's footsteps for long without the elder Castro's political skills; others argue he has deftly, if quietly, managed the armed forces. (iAfrica.com)
In defiance of US-led calls for a democratic change, Fidel Castro ruled out any betrayal of the Cuban revolution, in the days leading up to the vote, which will trigger some political readjustments even as the transition bears the exiting leader's imprint. "The end of one era is not the same thing as the beginning of an unsustainable system," he wrote in an editorial in official media on Friday. (iAfrica.com)
The 75-year-old former Interior Minister has been at Fidel's side since the Cuban Revolution was launched in 1953. He and Raul do not see eye to eye regarding reform, but they have to work with each other. (Time.com)
The book is organized as a series of chapters formatted as question and answers, and it follows the chronology of Castro's life, including his boyhood, his education as a Marxist, his role in the Cuban revolution, and his difficult relationship with the United States. Ramonet clearly admires the octogenarian Castro, as his less-than-critical interviewing style reveals. (Boston Globe)
From the start of the Cuban revolution in 1959, Raul Castro is the one who organized the country, and he's the one who saved the economy at the start of the 1990s, said Chepe, the dissident economist. The number of self-employed Cubans had climbed to nearly 210,000 by January 1996, creating new economic divisions in Cuban society and deep feelings of envy and resentment among those stuck with tiny state salaries. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Fidel Castro displaced Fulgencio Batista in as part of a Cuban revolution and served as dictator for 49 years. Perhaps he should have resigned sooner. (Daily Orange, NY)
At last summer's anniversary of the launch of the Cuban revolution, Ral spoke less about the glories of socialism and more about the economy's "deficiencies, errors and indolent bureaucratic attitudes.". He may now have the power to fix that dysfunction. (Time.com)
Fidel Castro's enemies may have prayed for almost half a century for this day, but there is little sign that the resignation of the figurehead of the Cuban revolution will bring about much immediate change. Wednesday, 20 February 2008. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)
COLUMN] Shift at top wont stir new Cuban revolution - Feb. 19th, 2008. Fidel Castro s announcement that he will step down as head of Cuba s government, Terry Maris said Tuesday morning, puts the country on the brink of revolutionary change. (Lima News, OH)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Castro's ideological heir apparent in the region, said: "The Cuban revolution does not depend on one person, on a juncture, nor on circumstance.". Cuban dissidents expressed a mix of hope and scepticism that Cuba would now set itself on the path of reform. (iAfrica.com)
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