Word: castros
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Playing to Castro's monumental vanity, the Communists at first cheered his every move-harebrained or not-egged him on in his Yanqui hating, persistently praised him as the model of a socialist pioneer...
...leading position within the party, gave constant evidence of strictly submitting himself to discipline. He never trusted his own decisions alone, he never believed that he alone could have the final word in all matters. He constantly consulted the committee, the organization . . ." The next night, addressing Communist newspapermen, Castro responded: "We were revolutionary apprentices, but we have been good revolutionary apprentices. We have learned rapidly and promptly...
Merger & Eclipse. Not rapidly enough, apparently. Castro's inefficient handling of the economy (in which Communist planners deserve their share of the blame) has plunged Cuba into chaos. Every foodstuff except rice and bread is in short supply; only a few of the 40 state-run factories can meet their production goals...
...recent foreign ministers' meeting at Punta del Este, Cuban delegates hinted that their country will soon be run by a "politbuiro." Besides the original triumvirate of Fidel Castro, Brother Raúl and Che Guevara, these Reds are favorite candidates for the "collective leadership...
...Batista-Communist alliance (assuring legality for the party in return for organizing a pro-Batista labor movement) that lasted until 1954 when Batista bowed to U.S. pressure and outlawed the party. Nevertheless, Roca managed to hold the party apparatus together in Havana, rose to power again with Castro. He led the Cuban delegation to last October's 22nd Communist Party Congress in Moscow, at a review got the place of honor next to Nikita Khrushchev atop Lenin's tomb...