Raúl Castro

The Queen of Salsa vs Fidel Castro Celia Cruz was born Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21, 1925, in a working-class neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. She began singing professionally on Cuban radio and in nightclubs in the late 1940s while studying music theory and voice at a music academy in Havana from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, she began singing with the popular Cuban orchestra La Sonora Matancera. Over the next 15 years, their collaboration had many hit singles, which raised Celia to the top as

BACKGROUND: Cuba is a Communist state led by Raul Castro, who is the chief of state, president of the council of state and council of ministers and commander in chief of the armed forces .The constitution recognizes the Communist Party (CP) as the only legal party and “the superior leading force of society and of the state.” The Cuban revolution in 1960’s changed the whole face of the Cuba for the next few decades to come . Fidel Castro and his band of guerillas successfully overthrew the

watching the documentary “Cuba without Fidel” I noticed most of the points that were made were bashing the way the government was running Cuba, this country remains being the same communist country it was when Fidel Castro was in power with the difference that now his younger brother Raul Castro is in position. This film can be viewed as a form of propaganda with the sole purpose of letting people know how bad Cuba is without Fidel. Although the documentary is very informative I believe that it’s biased

'A struggle to the death between the future and the past ' (Castro). How apt do you find this definition of revolution ‘A struggle to the death between the future and the past’ a quote by Fidel Castro on the second anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, 5th of January 1961, a view similar to that of other revolutionary leads for example Napoleon Bonaparte who said ‘A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets’. Both these quotes draw on the idea of violence being at the heart of a revolution

Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, was one of the inspiring forces of the Cuban Revolution. Guided by the philosophies of his Jesuit education and experiences at his father’s sugar plantation, Castro developed a fundamentally strong view on an independent Cuba, identifying himself with the common folk. On July 26th, Castro led the attack on the Moncada Barracks in order to take over enemy transmitters. However, a lack of planning and poor miscommunication on Castro 's side led to a severe defeat,

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born on June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina. He came from a wealthy upper-class family but leftist ideas. Most of the family’s wealth came from an inheritance left to Ernesto’s mother. Most of that wealth was lost due to different business ventures that the family invested in. During this time the family moved to several areas of Argentina, eventually settling on a plantation in the jungle region of the country. Very quickly it became obvious to the family that Ernesto

Civil Society in Cuba and Its Prospects for a Democratic Transition 4/23/12 Although evidence has shown that civil society is developing in Cuba, the country will probably not undergo a democratic transition in the near future. Civil society is still repressed by the government, independent media is mostly silenced, and many of Cuba’s citizens appear understandably apathetic. Cuba will only transition to democracy, develop a democratic political culture, and consolidate its democracy

and government. The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) plays a key factor in the selection of everyone voted into the legislative bodies. Even though Cuba has legislative bodies, their decisions must meet the President needs for his approval. Since Raul Castro is currently President of the Republic, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party,

(Gomperts, 20) Medical care and education were limited to the women throughout the country (Gomperts, 21). On the contrary, during the 1969 Revolution, many things on this island had changed. Fidel Castro wanted the island to portray a certain image in order to show excellence and greatness. As a result, Castro enacted various laws and policies in order to achieve the desired ideal image. One of his goals was to better the lives of women in the island; some would even say that he was successful in implementing

not appreciate their efforts. Castro 's movement promised people better returns from their farming efforts; he talked the same language with the masses, and they backed him through the problems and the challenges believing that he was going to do something about it (Guevara, p. 130). He, later on, fulfilled what he had promised during the struggle for liberation. Education played a significant role in convincing the people to support the revolutionary course. Fidel Castro had a vision for the people