The Tricontinental Conference was a gathering of countries that focused on anti-colonial and anti-imperial issues during the Cold War era, specifically those related to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Cuban leader took Distinguished visitors from Latin America and the entire world, combatants of the armed forces of the people, workers: We have had 14 and a half hours of parading. 2 September 1966 Castro'. He served his country right from the start of the Cuban Revolution up to his final years in the presidency. On the first day of 1959, and the first day of the Communist Cuban regime, Fidel Castro made a triumphant speech, promising “This time, fortunately for Cuba, the revolution will achieve its true objective.” But Cuba found it hard to achieve the goals of the revolution in the face of a U.S. boycott. The conference was held from 3rd to 16th of January 1966, in Havana, Cuba and was attended by roughly 500 delegates from 82 different countries. Since Fidel Castro’s ascent to power in 1959, U.S.-Cuba ties have endured a nuclear crisis, a long U.S. economic embargo, and political hostilities. Excerpt from Fidel Castro's speech at Havana's May Day celebrations on May 2, 1961 - Less than two weeks after the Bay of Pigs invasion . Thanks to Professor Richard Slatta for permission to reproduce this translation from his web site. Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has died aged 90. April 14, 1959: Address Speech by Commander-In-Chief Fidel Castro on his arrival in Havana on 8 January 1959 May 17, 1959: On the promulgation of the Agrarian Law March 5, 1960: Speech delivered by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz during the funeral rites honoring the victims from the explosion of La Coubre Vessel, held in Colon cemetery on the 5th day of March 1960 July 9, 1960: Facing U.S. …

Fidel Castro had previously visited New York in April 1959, just four months after he led his victorious guerilla army into Havana and took charge of Cuba. Ramallah, West Bank – It’s November 1974, and Yasser Arafat, sporting his signature Ray-Ban sunglasses and checkered black-and-white headscarf, is waving to a cheering crowd on the tarmac of Jose Marti International Airport outside Havana. Fidel Castro's 1960 Address to the U.N. General Assembly: "The Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy" - Part 1 of 4 . -DATE- 19610630 -YEAR- 1961 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- SPEECH -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CASTRO'S SPEECH TO INTELLECTUALS ON 30 JUNE 61 -PLACE- CUBA -SOURCE- PALABRAS A LOS INTELECTU -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19610630 -TEXT- FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECH TO INTELLECTUALS ON 30 JUNE 1961 Source: Pamphlet entitled Palabras a los Intelectuales (Words to …

(See also “Fidel Castro’s Attack on the Fourth International” by Ross Dowson in Workers’ Vanguard, #116, Mid-Jan. 1966 appearing in the Journals section of this … In October 1953, Castro defended himself in this speech in the courts after he led the attack on the Moncada Barracks. Fidel Castro: "History Will Absolve Me" Excerpts from his own defense, delivered at his trial, October 1953. He descended from the Algerian Airlines plane that took him from New York City to … GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and doclasolficalion Approved For Release SOC(C1g.Efl RDP79T00826A000500010002-8 Approved For Release 2005/08/10 : CIA-RDP79T00826A000500010002-8 Cuba under Fidel Castro underwent significant economic, political, and social changes.In the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and an associated group of revolutionaries toppled the ruling government of Fulgencio Batista (Cuba's first mixed-race ruler), forcing Batista out of power on 1 January 1959. 1161/66 Copy No. Fidel “El Comandante” Castro is the Cuban revolutionary leader, 16th prime minister, and 17th president of the Republic of Cuba. by Ron Kurtus (revised 22 January 2017) Cuban leader Dr. Fidel Castro spoke before the United Nations on 26 September 1960. Notable by its absence however* was Castro's usual ebullient confidence. GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and doclasolficalion Approved For Release SOC(C1g.Efl … He also served as the party leader of the Communist Party of Cuba for 50 […] 1161/66 Copy No. The speech contained few new themes. Approved For Release 2005/08/10 : CIA-RDP79T00826A000500010002-8 SECRET INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM FIDEL CASTRO SPEECH OF 13 MARCH DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Office of Current Intelligence 18 March 1966 OCI No. Castro was …

• We have fomented a rebellion against one single power, an illegal power, which has Excerpt from Fidel Castro's speech at Havana's May Day celebrations on May 2, 1961 - Less than two weeks after the Bay of Pigs invasion Distinguished visitors from Latin America and the entire world, combatants of the armed forces of the people, workers: We have had 14 and a half hours of parading. 29 August Speech 1. (Chanting) I think that only a people imbued with infinite enthusiasm is capable of enduring such tests.