Aldabonazo: Inside the Cuban Revolutionary Underground, 1952-58 : a Participant's AccountPathfinder, 2004 - 387 pages In this firsthand account by a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, we meet men and women who led the urban underground in the fight against the brutal U.S.-backed tyranny in the 1950s. Together with their comrades-in-arms in the Rebel Army, they not only overthrew the dictatorship. Their revolutionary actions and example worldwide changed the history of the 20th century-and the century to come. "Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text…. Recommended."-Choice "Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also … formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement…. [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs…. [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research … will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America."-Hispanic American Historical Review "A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider's explanation."- CounterpoisePrefaces by Mary-Alice Waters, Eliades Acosta Matos, and Roberto Fernández Retamar, 28-page photo section, documents, maps, epilogue, chronological notes, glossary, index. |
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... president of Mexico Armando Hart July 1956 The following was written in response to the arrest in Mexico of Fidel Castro and twenty - seven others involved in ... PRESIDENT / 131 Open letter to the president of Mexico, by Armando Hart.
... president of Mexico Armando Hart July 1956 The following was written in response to the arrest in Mexico of Fidel Castro and twenty - seven others involved in ... PRESIDENT / 131 Open letter to the president of Mexico, by Armando Hart.
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... President Lerdo de Tejada , José Martí — who was then in Mexico - prophetically stated that the Aztec people had thirty years of tyranny ahead of them . Indeed , up until 1910 it was not possible to break the ring of plutocratic ...
... President Lerdo de Tejada , José Martí — who was then in Mexico - prophetically stated that the Aztec people had thirty years of tyranny ahead of them . Indeed , up until 1910 it was not possible to break the ring of plutocratic ...
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... President Urrutia , Faustino Pérez , Luis Buch , and other compañeros arrived in Camagüey province to meet with Fidel and then depart for Havana . So did I , together with the president and some mem- bers of the first cabinet of the ...
... President Urrutia , Faustino Pérez , Luis Buch , and other compañeros arrived in Camagüey province to meet with Fidel and then depart for Havana . So did I , together with the president and some mem- bers of the first cabinet of the ...
Table des matières
Armando Hart | 11 |
Preface to the Cuban edition | 30 |
Background | 43 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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