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I thought castro was a real colorful, Popular National hero, a savior of his nation. Unless we were reactionaries, we would have no right to think castro could not fulfill his goal. The victory of fidel castro was the victory of all of us latin americans, proud, nationalistic lovers of freedom. Havana, january 1, 1959. This 26th of july movement led by fidel castro turned out the tyrant bautista. To the cuban people and the admiring world, there could be no better way to start the new year. A correspondent remembers those heady days. 23 days after castros victory, we received him in caracas. He had just triumphed over a dictatorship and therefore, we welcomed his revolution. Castro was an impassioned man but a civil war is no joke. We had hoped that he would allow the cuban people to decide on their own future, to take her their place in the sun and that their institutions to their desires. The revolutionary leader to republic square in havana to tell the what victory meant. There woul
Of kent happened in between and the soldiers were never seen here again in the United States. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Each week, American History tvs real america brings you vintage a book affairs homes that help tell the story of the 20th century. 1963 u. S. Information agency film cuba, a world verdict traces the history of the cuban revolution from january 1959 through the cuban missile crisis and includes observations by a variety of journalists from south america and europe who were eyewitnesses to the rise of fidel castro. I was pleased to see democracy was coming to that island. I thought castro was a real colorful, Popular National hero, a savior of his nation. Unless we were reactionaries, we would have no right to think castro could not fulfill his goal. The victory of phil castro was the victory of all of us latin americans, proud, nationalistic lovers of freed
Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is commemorating today the 90th birthday of Commander Camilo Cienfuegos (1932-1959), known among the island's inhabitants as the Lord of the Vanguard, with meetings of different generations and community actions, among other events.
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