In the first half of the twentieth century, Cuba was the biggest producer of sugar in the world, and sugar represented 80 percent of the country’s exports. This dependence on a single crop left the ...

The Cuban Revolution—though seized upon by Hansen ... The fact that Hansen could even suggest that Castro’s victory meant that the “Stalinist roadblock” was being bypassed meant that ...

The Batista regime was extremely unpopular with the Cuban people. In 1956 ... war against government forces. By 1958, the revolution had spread throughout Cuba, culminating in the fall of Havana ...

In the first week of October 2024, Maj Mutengesa proudly posted a picture of Che Guevara, the main figure of the Cuban ...

Rather than honor the pre-victory democratic pledges ... of Castro which shapes the book's entire analysis of the Cuban revolution. Consider this passage: "... once power came into [Castro ...

Cuba's State Security, one of the most feared and controversial entities of the communist regime, marked its 66th anniversary ...

Yet the Cuban revolution continued to face threats ... The Sandinistas' 1979 victory had been a huge triumph for Fidel Castro. A leftist regime, loyal to Cuba, was the foothold he had been ...

HAVANA, Dec. 9, 1955 (UP) - Two weeks of bloody student uprisings appeared Friday to follow the pattern of the student riots that deposed Cuban Dictator Gerardo Machado 22 years ago.Since the ...