Cuban Revolution
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Mujica headed for presidential victory in Uruguay...Chavez in Venezuela and Cristina Fernandez in Argentina. Mujica was a leader of the Tupamaru guerrillas, who were inspired by the Cuban revolution to organize kidnappings, bombings, robberies and other attacks on the conservative but... In this article: Jose Mujica, Luis A. Lacalle, Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, Tax, Broad Front, Democracy, Social-Democracy, and Socialism |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Kerala film fest as good as IFFI: Mohanan
...A.R. Rehman, Resul Pookutty and Gulzar will be honoured at the fest. Mohannan said the IFFK will commemorate the 50th year of the Cuban revolution by showcasing nine Cuban films in the 'Country Focus' section. A retrospective on legendary...
In this article: International Film Festival of India, International Film Festival of Kerala, K.R. Mohanan, Oscar, Malayalam films, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Mrinal Sen, Raoul Peck, and Mikio Naruse
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Miami Herald - Opinion | 2 days ago
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...to Communist China but not to Communist Cuba without a special license from the American government. Maybe it's because during the Cuban Revolution a lot of American property was confiscated by the Castro regime. Hotels, vacation homes,...
In this article: Publix, Comcast, Stanford University, Fort Lauderdale, World War II, Suor Angelica, and Victoria's Secret
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Miami Herald - Miami-Dade | November 16, 2009
Poll finds Cubans unhappy with island's direction
...has little to show F ifty years after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, the big question about the Cuban revolution is not whether it was justified, but whether it was worth it. From all available evidence, it wasn't. A dispassionate look...
In this article: Cuba, Raul Castro, Democracy, Fidel Castro, U.S., and Internet mail
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Miami Herald - Issues & Ideas | November 14, 2009
Q & A Lars Schoultz: U.S. and the Cuban Revolution
Q & A | Lars Schoultz: U.S. and the Cuban Revolution President Raul Castro and the Cuban government celebrated the 50th anniversary of their revolution Thursday night in a nostalgic but low-key event that was far removed from the triumphant...
In this article: Gorki Aguila, United States, Raul Castro, Cuba, Rum, Trademark, and Miami, Florida
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
Cuban exile
...a half in Mexico (1955-1956), after being amnestied from prison . Fidel briefly visited the United States during his tenure in exile to raise support for the Cuban revolution. Since the revolution, prominent exiled figures have included...
In this article: Fidel Castro, United States, Cuba, Miami, Florida, Usaid, Raul Castro, Democracy, Cuban Missile Crisis, and CIA
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Fourth International
...British and French sections of the IC). This was largely a result of their mutual support for Ernest Mandel and Joseph Hansen 's resolution Dynamics of World Revolution Today and for the Cuban Revolution. This document distinguished between...
In this article: Fourth International, Leon Trotsky, SWP, Capitalism, Comintern, Ernest Mandel, and Joseph Stalin
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Yahoo! News | September 12, 2009
Cuba revolution hero Almeida dies at 82 (Reuters)
...participated in the Castro-led July 26, 1953, attack on the Moncada military barracks in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba that began the Cuban revolution. He and the Castros were imprisoned after the ill-fated attack. Following a...
In this article: Juan Almeida, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Cuba, Communist Party, Granma, Reuters, and Havana
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Wikipedia | August 31, 2009
Armando Valladares
...has described Valladares as a traitor. Cuban officials allege that Valladares was a former member of the secret police of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, who was toppled by the 1959 Cuban revolution. In 2004, Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of...
In this article: Armando Valladares, Fulgencio Batista, Ronald Reagan, Proposition 8, Fidel Castro, Cuba, Conscience, Communism, and United Nations Human Rights Commission
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | January 21, 2009
Che Part Two trailer: exclusive
...del Toro. The film, due to be released in the UK on February 20, follows on from Che Part One which followed the Argentinian doctor's role in the Cuban revolution during which he became Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant. In the second...
In this article: Benicio del Toro, Che Guevara, Steven Soderbergh, CIA, Fidel Castro, UK, and Latin America
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Wikipedia | June 15, 2009
Norberto Collado Abreu
...from Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, in 1956. The 1956 landing of Castro from the ''Granma in western Cuba launched the Cuban Revolution which resulted in the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Collado Abreu joined the Cuban Navy in...
In this article: Fidel Castro, Norberto Collado Abreu, Granma, Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, Tuxpan, Veracruz, Havana, and Mexico
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The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt that led to the overthrow of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro.
The "Cuban Revolution" also refers to the ongoing implementation of social and economic programs by the new Castro government, including the implementation of Marxist economic policies.
- Name:
- Cuban Revolution
- Date:
- July 26, 1953
- Location:
- Cuba
- Combatant:
- 26th of July Movement
- Part of:
- the Cold War
- Commander:
- Camilo Cienfuegos
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