Cuban Revolution Reader

by Garcia Luis, Julio

• ISBN13: 9781920888893
• ISBN10: 1920888896
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-30
• Publisher: Ocean Pr

Summary

The Cuban revolution was one of the defining moments of the 20th century, its influence reaching far beyond the shores of the tiny Caribbean island.

Table of Contents

Chronology	p. 1
Editor's Preface: Cuba: Relic from the Cold War or herald of the third millennium?	p. 31
Triumph of the Revolution	p. 43
Instructions from general headquarters to all Rebel Army commanders and the people: January 1, 1959	p. 45
Call for a revolutionary general strike: January 1, 1959	p. 46
"This time it is a true revolution!": January 2, 1959	p. 47
Fidel Enters Havana	p. 49
"The people won the war": January 8, 1959	p. 51
Agrarian Reform	p. 55
First Agrarian Reform Law: May 17, 1959	p. 56
Last Speech of Camilo Cienfuegos	p. 63
"For every traitor who appears, we will make new revolutionary laws": October 26, 1959	p. 65
Explosion on La Coubre	p. 67
"Homeland or death!": March 5, 1960	p. 68
Nationalization of Us Companies	p. 72
Defending Cuba's national interests: August 6, 1960	p. 74
First Declaration of Havana	p. 79
For the sovereignty and dignity of the peoples of America: September 2, 1960	p. 81
Assassination Plots Against Fidel Castro	p. 87
Concrete proof of at least eight plots to assassinate Fidel Castro between 1960 and 1965: 1975	p. 88
Fidelat the United Nations	p. 93
"End the philosophy of plunder!": September 26, 1960	p. 94
Proclamation of the Socialist Character of the Cuban Revolution	p. 101
"This is a revolution of the humble, by the humble and for the humble": April 16, 1961	p. 103
Bay of Pigs	p. 106
Battle Documents: Communique No. 1: April 17, 1961	p. 108
Call to the peoples of America and the rest of the world: April 18, 1961	p. 109
Communique No. 2: April 18, 1961	p. 110
Communique No. 3: April 19, 1961	p. 110
Communique No. 4: April 19, 1961	p. 111
Words to Intellectuals	p. 112
"One of the goals of the revolution is to develop art and culture": June 30, 1961	p. 113
National Literacy Campaign	p. 120
"There are practically no illiterates in Cuba": December 22, 1961	p. 121
Second Declaration of Havana	p. 125
"This great mass of humanity has said 'Enough!' and has begun to march": February 4, 1962	p. 127
Blockade	p. 135
Proclamation 3447 of the United States of America: February 3, 1962	p. 136
Ration Cards	p. 138
Establishment of a system of rationing: Law 1015: March 12, 1962	p. 140
Operation Mongoose: The Dirty War	p. 143
"No time, money, effort or manpower is to be spared": 1975	p. 146
The Denunciation of Sectarianism	p. 150
"The best of Cuba's workers must be in the Communist Party": March 26, 1962	p. 153
October Missile Crisis	p. 161
The Five Points of Dignity: October 28, 1962	p. 164
"Today I'm prouder than ever before of being a son of this nation": November 1, 1962	p. 165
Hurricane Flora	p. 169
"A revolution is a force stronger than nature": October 22, 1963	p. 170
Solidarity with Vietnam	p. 174
"Vietnam will be reunified": December 20, 1963	p. 176
Formation of the Communist Party of Cuba	p. 181
"We are on the road to a communist society": October 3, 1965	p. 183
Death of Che Guevara	p. 189
A Necessary Introduction: 1968	p. 191
100TH Anniversary of the Uprising at La Demajagua	p. 208
"We are defending the efforts of 100 years of struggle": October 10, 1968	p. 211
10-Million-Ton Sugar Harvest	p. 217
"We must turn the setback into a victory": May 20, 1970	p. 219
Angola: Operation Carlota	p. 224
"For the Yankee imperialists, Angola represents an African Bay of Pigs": April 19, 1976	p. 226
First Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba	p. 230
"Here we are at last, with all, for the good of all": December 17-22, 1975	p. 232
The Socialist Constitution	p. 237
Cuba is a workers' socialist state: 1992	p. 239
People's Power	p. 248
"Improving our democracy": August 22, 1974	p. 251
Internationalist Policy	p. 255
"I speak on behalf of the children of the world without a piece of bread": October 12, 1979	p. 257
The Mariel Emigration Crisis	p. 261
"Building socialism is the task of free men and women": May 19, 1980	p. 263
The Pandora Case	p. 270
A bitter lesson in Cuba-Soviet relations: September 15, 1981	p. 272
Foreign Debt Crisis	p. 278
"Why must the debts of the oppressors be paid by the oppressed?": August 3, 1985	p. 280
Rectification of Errors	p. 286
"This country will never return to capitalism": April 19, 1986	p. 287
The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale	p. 290
Communique from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces: March 17, 1988	p. 292
Response to the South African escalation: May 2, 1988	p. 294
"The possibility of a negotiated solution has gained ground": May 27, 1991	p. 295
Cases One and Two	p. 298
Let us learn from this and keep moving forward: September 2, 1989	p. 300
Angola and Operation Tribute	p. 309
"We will follow their example!": December 7, 1989	p. 311
The Economic Crisis and the "Special Period"	p. 316
"Cuba has what we need to move forward": November 6, 1992	p. 318
The Work Place Parliaments	p. 324
"A practical vehicle for popular participation": May 1, 1994	p. 325
The Helms-Burton Act is Declared Immoral	p. 332
Law of Reaffirmation of Cuban Dignity and Sovereignty: December 24, 1996	p. 334
The Pope's Visit	p. 341
"The peoples of the world will eventually construct one human family": January 25, 1998	p. 343
"The blockade is unjust and ethically unacceptable": January 25, 1998	p. 345
The Saga of the Kidnapped Child	p. 348
The Oath of Baragua: "We will see who can resist the longest": February 19, 2000	p. 350
Washington on Trial	p. 357
Cuba's claim for human damage: May 31, 1999	p. 358
Cuba's claim for economic damage: January 3, 2000	p. 360
The Case of the Cuban Five	p. 362
The sun never sets: February 2002	p. 364
The Battle of Ideas	p. 373
"A Bay of Pigs they will never forget awaits the imperialists": March 31, 2001	p. 375
Epilogue: The Cuban Revolution After Fidel	p. 379
"Are revolutions doomed to fall apart?": November 17, 2005	p. 379
Message from the Commander-in-Chief: February 18, 2008	p. 383
Index	p. 387
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