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News and Articles on Cuban History
Searching for Cuba's next big revolution Apr 20, 2009
Having had no objective education in Cuban history, I opted for a crash course at the ornate three-story presidential palace, a sprawling marble manse that now serves as the Museo de la Revolucin (Museum of the Revolution). Room after room full of newspaper accounts, photographs and artifacts (including Fidel Castro's pants and a gadget for pulling fingernails) chronicle the island's geology, history and culture, from the first indigenous folks (pretty much extinct courtesy of Columbus) through... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Why the Cuba Embargo Must Stay Apr 14, 2009
It includes the brave members of the dissident and human rights movements who remain at the vanguard; the political prisoners who from their cells remain undaunted; the wives of those prisoners parading and demanding the release of their loved ones; intellectuals challenging the Communist Party's rewrite of Cuban history; the priest who sent an open letter to Ra;l Castro demanding drastic reforms; tourism workers objecting to stifling taxes; comedians making fun of the government; bloggers... (Slate)
Hot Topic: The U.S.-Cuba Relationship Apr 11, 2009
This was novel in Cuban history since previously was more common to see a blood bath in the aftermath of governmental changes than orderly and public trials. When the Menocal government was toppled people were dragged in the streets to their death or just plain murdered. (CBS News)
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