Word: fidel
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...this speech was reported as one more step in Fidel's process of selling out the Revolution to Russia and communism, one step away from the people who had supported...
...youth of our country were in that campaign. We were very young people-12, 13, 14, 15 years. We lived all the time with the farmers, teaching them what the Revolution is, what we will do in the countryside, what are the laws-all the meaning of the Revolution. Fidel said we did very good work...
...same time, the Revolution defined its political direction. On April 15, two days before the invasion, Fidel spoke at the funeral for the victims of the CIA bombings. He declared for the first time that Cuba was a socialist country. Alberto was part of Fidel's guard at the speech. "We stood below the podium where he was speaking. What he said was not a surprise. We already considered, ourselves socialist. For most of the Cubans it wasn't a surprise...
...America, didn't know what communism was. In the first year of the Revolution... nobody would have said it was communism, but the people felt that something different was happening. We didn't know what name to give to that thing, but we felt it was good. Later, when Fidel said, 'Okay, we are communist,' we said, 'Okay, that's good!' The people understood. First we have the communist activities, then we say 'That's communism...
...During the period of the invasion and Fidel's speech, Lazara, Juanito, and Raul were still in the countryside working on the literacy campaign. The end of the campaign, like the other big events of 1961, marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the Revolution. Raul describes the end of the campaign...