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The failed assassination of Che Guevara — Hasta siempre comandante

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 13 October 2017
“Keep calm and aim well. You are going to kill a man!” with these words, Ernesto Guevara received his assassin, Sergeant Jaime Teran according to the criminal’s own testimony. It was in the little school of La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia, at noon on 9 October 1967, that the soldier Jaime Teran, drunk and unable to look Che in the eye, fired a series of bullets at him that extended his agony until another criminal in military clothing finished him off.

The Cuban Communist Party: unity and revolution in perpetual motion

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 5 October 2017
It was the night of 3 October 1965, in Havana, in what was then called the Chaplin Theatre (now known as the Carlos Marx Theatre): the very first Central Committee of the Communist Party was established and it established its official media, the newspaper, the Granma, the culmination of a defining stage in consolidating the Revolution.

When UN Gardens are visited by the olive green

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 20 September 2017
In UN headquarters in New York, there was really not much the Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold, could say in response to Fidel Castro, Cuba’s Prime Minister, as he was setting out to camp in the gardens of the UN building. This was Fidel’s response to a hotel in New York City refusing to let him and his country’s delegation to the 15th Session of the General Assembly, continue to stay there.

Hugo Chávez, Sabaneta’s boy… Dreaming of being armed

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 5 August 2017
It was on 28 July 1954, in Sabaneta de Barinas, Venezuela that one of the most important revolutionary leaders in Latin America’s history was born: Hugo Chávez Frías.
His mother, Elena Frías, brought him into the world, yet only remained with him until he was delivered. Story has it that, as a child growing up, he enjoyed listening to the stories related by his grandmother about the heroes that liberated his country and those who confronted the injustices inflicted by dictatorial governments (...)

The Biggest Theft Committed by One Sovereign State against Another

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 21 July 2017
In 1959, the first year of the Cuban Revolution, the Agrarian Reform was announced. This was pursuant to a strategy adopted by the new leaders navigating the Cuban ship, notably, the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, to dismantle the structures that the neo-colonial model had put in place. The United States responded by a basket of measures: the economic, trade and financial embargo together with terrorist operations, armed attacks and uprisings of conmen on the Island.

The primary target of the US’s bacteriological war against Cuba?

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 5 June 2017
1 June 1964, 53 years ago: Fidel Castro, the leader of the Revolution, declared that it was likely that the Yankees would attempt a bacteriological war against our people; he also alerted global public opinion of these facts, facts which the US government hypocritically denied while US special services escalated action that, in the years to come, would cost many Cubans their lives and would also subtract millions from the Island’s economy.

Hugo Chávez, the voice of dignity

by Martha Gómez Ferrals

Havana (Cuba) | 24 May 2017
Many banners of struggle: these are the legacies that Hugo Chávez Frías as President of Venezuela left to the Latin American and Caribbean people at the time of his physical departure. These banners include dignity, unity and integration through solidarity of the region’s people. Threats and challenges that he knew how to assess, in his own way, during his life.

State Security Agencies: a response to strategies of aggression

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 4 April 2017
On Tuesday 23 December 1958, top officials of the North American government had their Christmas holidays interrupted by having to attend a meeting chaired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to evaluate the Cuban situation.

The Second Declaration of Havana, a program for the Revolution

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

Havana (Cuba) | 11 February 2017
At the beginning of 1962, US political aggression against Cuba knew no limits and far exceeded actions taken by the CIA and the US administration during the coups d’etat against the nationalist governments of Iran in 1953 and Guatemala in 1954.

“The Fidel that I know”

by Aída Quintero Dip

Havana (Cuba) | 23 May 2016
I have read several articles on the personality of the leader of the Cuban Revolution but one of those that most moved me is The Fidel that I know, by Gabriel García Márquez, conceived through the eyes of a sincere friend. It has a depth and beauty so characteristic of the style of the Colombian Nobel Prize Winner for Literature, who has now passed away.

Marti’s warning at the 1891 International Monetary Conference

by Jorge Wejebe Cobo

13 May 2016
José Martí was the Uruguay representative at the International Monetary Conference that took place under the auspices of the US government from 7 January to 8 April 1891 in Washington. The overriding objective of this conference was to set up a Union of Latin American Nations under US control and to guarantee the superiority of the US economy and trade, and thus, US’s political supremacy.

Peace in a nutshell: Fidel

by Lubia Ulloa Trujillo

Havana (Cuba) | 10 May 2016
His words, actions and dreams penetrate to the depths of any human heart that loves peace as he does.

Ernesto “Che” Guevara, a Cuban Citizen

by Ángel Rodríguez Álvarez

Havana (Cuba) | 13 April 2016
On 7 February 1959, the Cuban Official Gazette in one of the few leaflets published in the 38 days following the triumph of the Revolution, gave notice of the promulgation of the Basic Law of the Republic of Cuba. The Magna Carta referred to included amendments said to be fundamental for future structural and substantive social changes, indispensable in light of the new realities that the country faced.

Salvador Allende: 40 years after his physical disappearance

by Rosa María González López

Havana (Cuba) | 12 September 2013
On 4 September 1970, the doctor and parliamentarian, Salvador Allende Gossens, a presidential candidate for the political coalition, Unidad Popular, of socialist popularity and supported by progressive sectors and the country’s left triumphed in the elections. He became the new constitutional president of Chile.
A month later – on 4 November – he was sworn into office - this natural leader of the dispossessed, the peasants, the workers and students; a sympathizer and supporter of (...)

Bahrain: the silenced revolt

Havana (Cuba) | 7 April 2012
While the Western media resort to every trick in the book to get people to believe in the narrative that an alleged popular uprising in Syria has been quelled in blood, mum’s the word with regard to the brutal suppression of the democratic movement in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen and Morocco. In this piece, Cuban journalist Dalia Gonzalez Delgado discusses the reasons behind the complacency shown by the "friends" of democracy and freedom towards the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Fidel Castro Tackles Key Issues for Humanity

17 February 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, tackled key problems faced by Humanity today, which endanger the very survival of the human species and the planet.

Cuba and Azerbaijan Discuss Agreement to Train Specialists

17 February 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla met on Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade and with the president of the local Parliament, Ogtay Asadov, with whom he discussed a cooperation agreement to train specialists from both countries.

Underwater Fiber Optic Cable Reaches Cuban Shores

10 February 2011
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) Cuba and Venezuela are now physically connected by an underwater fiber optic cable that reached Cuban shores on Wednesday, in the Siboney beach of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.

Book with Fidel’s Reflections Published in Japanese

10 February 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 10 (AIN) The information sent from Tokyo that 22 reflections by the leader of the Cuban Revolution have been translated into Japanese for the book “Fidel dice” (Fidel Says) has had great impact in many Web sites, including Cubadebate.

Truth will Prevail in Favor of Gerardo Hernandez

2 February 2011
Jose Pertierra, Immigration attorney in Washington DC, and associate of the Pertierra & Toro, P.C law firm, receives us honest, friendly and uninhibited in Havana. He has more than a few websites on the case of Cuban Five open in his computer, and then starts pouring his reflections on the progress of the process that seeks for justice for Gerardo Hernandez and his four other comrades unjustly imprisoned in the United Status.

Ecuadorian President Receives Cuban Foreign Minister

Havana (Cuba) | 1 February 2011
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, received Cuban foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, on Monday, at the Palacio de Carolendet, in Quito.

UN Expert Lauds Human Development in Cuba

Havana (Cuba) | 1 February 2011
Susan Schneegans, expert with the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), asserted on Monday in this capital that human development in Cuba is commendable and deserves a study of special interest.

Posada Carriles: 11 charges, none for terrorism

Havana (Cuba) | 11 January 2011
Criminal Luis Posada Carriles should answer to 11 charges, none of them for terrorism, in the trial that began today in El Paso, Texas, as pointed out in the Round Table aired by Cuban radio and television on Monday.

Reflections by Comrade Fidel

What would Einstein say?

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 7 January 2011
In a Reflection published on August 25, 2010 under the title of “The Opinion of an Expert”, I mentioned a really unusual activity of the United States and its allies which, in my opinion, underlines the risk of a nuclear conflict with Iran. I was referring to a long article by the well-known journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, published in the US journal The Atlantic in September of that year, entitled “The Point of No Return”.

Cuba Announces Cabinet Reshuffle

Havana (Cuba) | 7 January 2011
A reshuffle of some cabinet posts was announced on Thursday by the Cuban Council of State in a note broadcast and published by local media.

Cuba Ratifies Solidarity with Venezuela

Havana (Cuba) | 4 January 2011
Cuba’s First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura ratified on Monday the island’s willingness to support Venezuela in its efforts to recover from the damages caused by recent heavy rains.

Cuban Parliamentarians Discuss Economic Guidelines and Fiscal Policy

Havana (Cuba) | 17 December 2010
With the presence of Cuban President Raul Castro, the members of the National Assembly (Parliament) discussed on Thursday the Draft Guidelines for the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution and the national fiscal policy for 2011.

Raul Castro Meets with President of Nauru

Havana (Cuba) | 13 December 2010
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Saturday with his counterpart from Nauru, Marcus Stephen, who is on an official visit to the Caribbean island.

Machado Ventura Urges to Make the Most of Working Days

10 December 2010
BARACOA, GUANTANAMO, Dec 9 (acn) Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Politburo member and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, reiterated on Thursday in this city the importance of making the most of working days, in an effective and complete way.

Cuban VP Meets with Cambodian Parliament’s President

10 December 2010
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 9 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo Hernandez met on Thursday with a delegation from Cambodia’s parliament led by Heng Samrin, President of the legislative body.

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