A Spanish colony since the 15th century, following Christopher Columbus’s conquest of America, Cuba has always aspired to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro described last Sunday’s legislative elections in Venezuela as a clear victory for the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader, Hugo Chavez.

Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises must compensate the descendants of a U.S. businessman for using a Havana terminal that was ...

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. Cushion, S. (2016) A Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution: How the Working Class Shaped the Guerrilla's Victory. New York: Monthly Review ...

Hari Sreenivasan speaks… On the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in Cuba, analysts mull U.S.-Cuban relations and efforts to reform the economy and politics ...

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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The Cuban Revolution began in July 1953 when Fidel Castro and his followers led a revolt against President Fulgencio Batista. Batista as a leader ...

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 ...