His mother Lina Ruz turns 50. He writes a letter to his parents in which he says: "I want above all that you do not get the idea that prison is an ugly place for us, it will be never be the case when you are in it for defending a just cause and construe the legitimate feeling of the nation. "
Attends a dinner given by Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR at that country’s UN embassy in New York. Fidel states to journalists: “We have come to this house belonging to the Soviet nation where we have been welcomed with great hospitality and with the manners of a very well-educated people.”
Practicing Fidel Castro's humanist legacy, disseminating it, and joining forces in solidarity with Cuba were the goals reached by Uruguayan professionals who graduated from the Caribbean island's universities.
uban expatriates, solidarity activists, officials from the Cuban Embassy in Nicaragua, and diplomats from friendly nations highlighted the enduring relevance of Fidel Castro's (1926–2016) legacy and revolutionary thought.
When the Revolutionary triumphed there was little organization and our small army was practically swallowed up by the number of new fighters who took up arms and occupied the military barracks. In just a few weeks our force grew to 40 000 men, 10…
In the last few days we have seen the hasty establishment of the basis, the concept, the true purposes, the spirit and the conditions for such a war. No one would be able to affirm that it was not something thought out well in advance, something…
The present situation is so tense that nobody could write a speech hours before delivery and be certain that it is not outdated. I am also running the risk of sounding too optimistic even when I am not. However, it is my duty to say what I think.
Today I would have liked to speak about the extraordinary “Paz sin Fronteras” (Peace without Borders) Concert held at the José Martí Revolution Square 24 hours ago, but the stubborn reality forces me to write about a danger that threatens not just peace but the survival of our species.
Bolivarian President Hugo Chavez really made a clever remark when he referred to the “riddle of the two Obamas.”
More than 20,000 nuclear weapons are in the hands of eight countries —the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, China, Israel, India and Pakistan—, some of which have significant economic, political and religious differences.