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Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959, as we see how the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro managed to defeat the US supported dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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Should do a followup video on operation northwoods
This is a really interesting video about Cuba and I was actually waiting for this one 🇨🇺☯️ I’m looking forward to part 2 ✅
Verano means summer, not spring.
What is that music at the end of your videos?
Bro there's a mistake - REVOUTION in the video thumbnail
Fun fact: Before the revolution, Cuba was so close to USA that, when Castro gained power after deposing Batista, it initially attracted little attention in Moscow. Soviet planners, resigned to US dominance over the Western Hemisphere, were unprepared for the possibility of a future ally in the region. According to later testimonies from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, neither the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee nor KGB intelligence had any idea who Castro was or what he was fighting for. Khrushchev advised them to consult Cuban communists, who reported that Castro was a representative of the "haute bourgeoisie" and working for the Central Intelligence Agency. It was not until Khrushchev's deputy Anastas Mikoyan's trip to Cuba in February 1960 & the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion the Soviets were convinced that Castro was a communist.
Cool.
So the Americans pushed Castro to become pro Soviet...interesting
A Florida neighborhood
Well the Soviets in fact were more friends with Raúl Castro. Fidels brother. Raúl was a communist and had friends on the KGB
He was neither a "haute bergeoisie" or a communist, he was an opportunist.
I’m surprised there was only a brief, oblique reference to casinos . Gambling interests, read organized crime, exerted considerable influence in Cuban politics throughout the ‘40s and ‘’50s. Hell, everyone from Carlos Marcello to Jack Ruby was running around down there.
But, and there’s always a but, the loss of Cuba spurred the meteoric growth of Las Vegas.
If you watch the earlier parts of this series, there is a lot of mentioning of the gambling and prostitution during the Batista regime (and before).
Amazing to see this channel going strong with quality content. The Cold War was never much of interest to me, but this channel showed me so many interesting details that I keep coming back at it. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Hello there
Agreed. I read primarily medieval and Renaissance history, but this channel has whetted my interest in this period.
*My favorite channel to watch about the Cold War period.*
Future collab maybe?
Thank you for the kind words, Stefan! I really enjoyed your video today, keep up the amazing work!
Great Video, guys. I have, however, a couple of comments about certain aspects related to the Spanish language (I'm a native speaker):
1) The word 'verano' means 'summer', not 'spring'.
2) The 'g' in the name 'Fulgencio' is a voiceless velar fricative. It's pronounced approximately like the 'h' in 'have' or like the 'ch' in the Scottish pronounciation of the word 'loch'. The same with the name 'Eulogio'.
3) The 'u' in the name 'Guevara' is silent. It's used in this case to change the pronounciation of the 'g': instead of the Scottish 'loch', it is something similar to the English word 'get'.
4) The stress in the name 'Urrutia' is on the the syllable 'rru' instead of 'tia'.
5) The surname 'Guiterrez' is not correctly spelt. It is actually 'Gutiérrez'.
I know, Spanish spelling can be a little bit tricky. 😜
Great comment.
During the Cold War, my Mother made sure that I didn't take Spanish as a foreign language in junior high school and high school. My Mother said, "No child of mine will learn Spanish!!" Back then, the Spanish were the lowest nationality in Western Europe. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@John77Doe werent they fascists?
@@counterfan90 Correct. That held back the Spanish economy. Saturday Night Live used to do a comedy news sketch in the 1970's that Generalissimo Franco of Spain was still clinging to life. The guy lived forever ruling over Spain from 1939 to 1975.
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Something tells me your pronunciation of English is worse.
A ship exploding in Havana harbor causes the blaming of the wrong country for it? Where have I heard that before?
History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme
The U.S. falsely blamed Spain for blowing up the uss Maine in the Spanish American War.
Every time a glass cup breaks in a latin american leftist country, the USA is blamed!
@@kabardino1337 every time a coup happens in Latin America, the U.S. is usually behind it.
Not directly by CIA doesn’t mean without knowledge and assistance of CIA.
The hat, beard & cigar was easily recognized for years. Talk about branding
CIA famously considered poisoning him so as to make his beard fall out (among other barmy ideas in addition to assassination)
In April, 1959 - Castro was greeted by 100,000 youngsters in Queens, New York wearing the green-hat / beard costume marketed by Hasbro Toys. Hasbro later marketed 'mop-top' wigs to capitalize on the 'Beatles' craze.
So happy that u guys are covering Latin Amerca's role in the cold war, I remembered your Guatemala video & being excited that you guys are covering Latin America in the cold war. The Cuban revolution might be not only the most influential event of the cold war in Latin America but also the most influential event in Latin American history. So much of the US' policy on LA can be traced back to the Cuban revolution & I hope events like The Brazil 64 coup or the 1973 coup of Allende are covered on this channel as both are products of US fear during that time with both Goulart & Allende having ties to Fidel.
1:47 Fulgencio Batista takes power following coup
2:52 Fidel Castro's early protests
5:17 Failed coup & it's aftermaths
Fidel, Raul & many other rebels imprisoned (given amnesty after 23 months)
8:09 *26th of July movement*
Castros flee to Mexico (Che Guevara joined the movement here)
9:11 Castro's ideologies
11:13 Gruelling voyage of the rebels from Mexico to Cuba
Pais's ebellion crushed in Cuba
15:33 American reaction
16:54 *Sierra Maestra Manifesto*
19:34*Operation Verano*
Kidnapping of foreign civilians
23:35 Castro continues his attacks
Batista cedes power & gives it to General Cantillo
26:23 Castro takes Santiago & Guevara takes Havana
Urrutia given presidency (nominal)
27:24 Measures taken by Castro
Oppression of Batista supporters
Guevara given power
Castro becomes Prime Minister
Castro's 11 day trip to the US
30:20 Further reforms
Decreasing salary of high officials
Increasing salary of lower officials
Decreasing bills of electricity, gas etc.
*Agrarian reforms*
31:43 Dissents in Cuba & Castro's subsequent resignation (rejoined swiftly)
Urrutia's resignation after public protests
34:21 Oppression of media & opponents
Formation of Cuban Communist Party
35:21 Exodus of many Cubans
Anti-Castro groups
Strain in relationship with America
37:24 Cuba-Soviet alignment & end of diplomatic relations with the US
Great work! Thank you.
The comment we need
You are missing that, from day one, of the so-called Cuban revolution the Batista dictatorship, which kept Cuba and cubans enjoying a prosperous way of life until 1959, was replaced by what is known and suffered all cubans the Castro dictatorship, which has DESTROYED my, once prosperous, country. You are reproducing in English the history used and manipulated mainly by the magazine Bohemia, to wash the real horrors that Castro and his minions put in place to destroy the island and democracy in the name of Communism.
I’d suggest you to do more RESEARCH! Have you spoke to political refugees in Miami ?
@@True2282 Have you ever heard of bias?
A small remark: Verano means "summer" not "spring".
I consider the Cuban Revolution to be one of the first examples of blowback, and the US would just keep refusing to learn the lessons about supporting right-wing dictators in the western hemisphere.
every time communism has arisen it was not the result of students who read marx protesting, or "intellectual professors" somehow taking control of government. its always been the blowback for extreme authoritarianism, poverty and, most of the time, colonialism.
of course, that sort of shatters the narrative, making it appear as if the dog bit first, when in reality it had been repeatedly kicked for decades if not centuries.
Now, Cuba it's no more Castro's era
They'll never learn. For all the complaining from the US right and left about China, Iran and Russia they still continue to stick their unwanted noses in Latin America's business with the short lived Bolivian coup and another failed attempt in Venezuela as the most recent episodes
Incompetent and brutal right-wing dictatorships Inspire left wing insurgencies that upon succeeding often become left-wing dictatorships that apologist for the old regime use as retroactive justification
Such a brutal cycle that could be prevented by sensible reforms
If anything, the lessons the US learned are about strategy on repressing revolutions and fucking over socialist countries. Sipporting puppet right wing dictatorships is their modus operandi, the US Empire can't survive without it
Fidel was pretty based, NGL.
19:35 : Verano means summer, not spring, thus it would be Operation Summer
The slow trainwreck of Batista military reminds me of Afghanistan.
when you rely on corruption and nepotism it can backfire very quickly
There were just so much similarities between pre-revolution Cuba and Ferdinand Marcos’s Philippines. Of course the outcome of the revolutions differed. In the case of the Philippines there was no left wing took over and in the case of Cuba there was no Batista comeback 36 years after the revolution itself.
The only thing that stopped the Reds from taking over the Philippines was Ronald Reagan's Ulsa Massa where Ronald Reagan even armed the Knights of Columbus and made them a rightwing death squad. Under Corazon Aquino, El Partido was collecting the Revolutionary Tax in the provinces and the NPA units moved into Metro Manila and started attacking government agents and installations. Sparrow Units would run up to traffic cops and shoot them in the head point blank and then disappear into the crowd. I lived through it. The general public made a hero out of Balweg, a renegade Roman Catholic Priest with two wives who hid in the Cordillera Mountain range among the Indios. I lived through it. Remember, Balweg, "The Armor of God"???
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FEM was technically a facist according to western view. And if it was left wing, The Philippines would probably suffer the same fate as Cuba. The latter's economy affected not because of trade embargo but because of mismanagement and socialist principles.
Right now Marcos' son, Bong Bong is currently The President of The Philippines but again, he's not the same as his father but remains progressive.
@@flip1sba Congratulations on knowing the middle name of Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, 10th President of the Philippines. I think you are forgetting the clan relationship, which the Cubans did not have. Fidel Ramos is the 2nd cousin of Ferdinand Marcos.
Marcos appointed family members to high positions falsely believing in the Ilocano clan system. In 1972, Marcos appointed Fidel Ramos, Chief of the Philippine Constabulary. Ultimately, Fidel Ramos betrayed Marcos, barricading himself inside Camp Crame along with Enrile and a small contingent of mutinous Philippine military.
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@@flip1sba if its not the trade embargo affecting cubas operation, why have one in the first place?
It would definately be a better 'gotcha' moment if the usa let cuban socialism fail on its own...but they know it wont.
@@mikeyorkav4039 At least, own up to the fact that plenty of Cubans left, nay, ESCAPED batista’s Cuba. You’d think that Castro invented “Making Cuba less hospitable”.
Former Tarzan actor Johnny Weismuller was playing golf in Cuba the day Batista was overthrown. He tried to explain to the Sandinistas that he wasn't with the government but they didn't speak English so he started doing the Tarzan yell. Fortunately they were huge Tarzan fans and even gave him a ride back to the hotel.
Edit: My mistake, the Sandinistas where not Cuban.
Sandanistas ! ?
Awesome xD
Excellent video, this came at the perfect time for me as I have been reading Che Guevara's autobiographical accounts of the Cuban revolution. Amazing work as always
Cuba had slavery before the revolution. Why is that always left out?
Edit: I should add, I really appreciate your content.
I assume because slavery was abolished by the Spanish in 1886.
@@masterplokoon8803 I really hate people like you that think because something is on paper, that means it doesn't happen anymore. You know america says they abolished slavery right? But what is its prison system and what does it allow companies to do overseas or in Latin america?
@@masterplokoon8803 "abolished"
Just like slavery in the usa still exists under the 13th amendment. Wonder why the usa has 25% of the global prison pooulation?
and now the Cuban people live under Communism...which is just another form of slavery.
@@Fr0sty4242 if thats the case then why doesnt cuba have another revolution? They brought down a dictator that was backed and armed by the us government. Surely they could do it again if they are so oppressed. Im sure the usa would gladly back any revolutionary coup.
Ask yourself that.
Meanwhile tent cities are growing in the usa. There doesnt seem to be tent cities in cuba
This video is best enjoyed with a Rum & Coke, aka the Cuba Libre.
The explosion of the French ship Le Coubre in Havana harbor on March 4, 1960 was a watershed moment in the Cuban Revolution. Le Coubre was off-loading munitions shipped from Europe. In many ways, France (still clinging to a 'colonial-construct') was an agent to escalating tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in this period.
Fidel proclaiming himself a communist after the revolution was an opportunist move, aside from any idealization that many communists feel towards the Cuban revolution, Fidel was closer to Brezhnev than to Lenin or even Stalin
Fidel was a lucky guy, guess history could have turned out a lot different.
The US made over 600 assassination attempts on him.
Finally! The video I've been waiting for ever since the election of JFK and The Falklands War from the Argentine perspective.
Hi Mitch.
I'm from Argentina (Córdoba). Why was that video so expected for you?
I'm sorry. I can't name the islands as you did.
I had to gather some strenght to watch that video. And I left my comment thanking Cardozo for such meticulous job and local authorities for allowing the existence of the cemetery.
Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina.
Partido Ortodoxo was a Right Center Christian Democratic party. not left wing.
Feature Cold War Episodes
-Indonesia under Suharto
-The Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos
-South Korea under Park Chung Hee
-Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu
-Haiti under Duvalier Dynsty
Great ideas, also include dominican republic under trujillo
Think they covered Park (at least his coup) in the SK video.
Nicolae is an interesting dictator, creating a communist version of the handmaid's tale
32:00 That´s why the cowboys had to intervene and impose their interests, I mean democracy...
Ah, Castro and his revolution. Do the Cuban Missile Crisis next!
Good to see a video that treat the topic in a balanced way, without apologizing nor glorifying, nor vilifying. Children should learn the history of the 20th century, which is too centered around the rise of Fascism and WW2, worthy topics indeed, but the Cold War is at least as important on understanding the current situation in the world.
True. In latin america i feel lile this topic always either approached with extreme bias towards, or against. Either they almost religiously worship castro's ensemble and revolution, or they absolutely loath it
@@kabardino1337 it's not difficult to loath communism...
@@tecuci76 oh yeah much better liberalism right xd
@@marcgarrigosmane166 i was born in a communist country and i know what it means, so jeah, much better liberalism
@@tecuci76 there has never been a communist country, only countries with communist aesthetics
Cuba an inspiration to all revolutionaries fighting against imperialism, neoliberalism, and capitalism!!
This dude is quickly becoming one of my favourite people to watch on UA-cam. Love this channel.
54:1 is an incredibly high upvote-to-downvote ratio for such a divisive subject lol. Great work!
I would've said more about the horrible corruption of the Batista regime and the crime history of its expat population in Miami today.
The photo you use at 8:10 shows the young journalist René Lévesque interviewing Castro. Lévesque would go on to become Québec's premier and be the driving force behind that provinces independence movement.
Don't forget that a few years later, Castro will give political asylum to some FLQ members.
fidel castro's son actualy become canada's prime minister.
I like that you mention that a great deal of anti-castro refugees were upper class people who benefited from Batista. Castro had overwhelming support amongst the poor as the poor who were the majority of Cubans lived pretty awful lives, some were basically slaves with no hope for a better life. People who support Castro do so because he dramatically uplifted those people. Cuba now has some of the best education, healthcare, reserch, etc for countries with it's size economy, and that's all with the worlds harshest embargo.
I am Canadian and lived in Cuba for more than 15 years and only left because of Covid. I would have stayed there, ONLY because that is where my Cuban wife is and remains.
This kind of subterfuge only works to worsen the economic and political repression that the average Cuban suffers day to day with their endless struggles to have enough food to feed themselves and their children.
As a small example I was very sick one day, about 10 years ago and went to the Medical Clinic and was told in no uncertain terms to go find some medicine in the town I lived in because they had none. This is only one small example of the many many terrible things that occur there on a day to day basis.
Yo soy Canadiense y yo he vivido en Cuba ms que 15 años y la unica razon que yo salio de Cuba fue porque viene la Covidonga. Quisiera quedarme alla porque mi Esposa Cubana est en Cuba y a este dí se queda en nuestra Casa, en Cuba.
Esas mentiras solamente solamente va a causar sus situaciones quedarse terrible. Todos los Cubanos estn viviendo con condiciones HORRIBLES sin comidas, sin medecinas, sin casi todas las cosas que son necesarios para vivir correctamente y saludamente. Esas familias son sufriendo dia por dia momento por momento.
Un ejamplo pequeño fue un día yo estaba muy enfermo y fui a hablar con el doctor y el me dijo.. no hay medecinas, busca la medecina que necesita en el barrio. Dale pa tra! Ese es solo un ejamplo de todas las cosas horribles que ellos estn sufriendo momento a momento, como ya he dicho.
El internet es LLENO con la gente que crean que saben, pero sin vivir en Cuba... calle te tu boca.
Upper class people rarely suffer like the middle-class and lower-class... Fidel not only seized American owned property and businesses, he seized small Cuban owned grocery stores, hardware stores, etc. owned by Cuban nationals. Even small mom and pop shops in small and rural towns. Ever been to Cuba? You cannot even buy common nails or screws... Why? Because there are no hardware stores..! Schools are run down. Hospitals and clinics don't even have basic medicine to distribute to people... Cuba is a broken country..! And who are the upper-class in Cuba today? Government officials and their families! Today more than ever the Cuban people have no hope for a better life or even a future..!
@@gregrodriguez714 End the US Blockade of Cuba.
@@gregrodriguez714 isn't there a US blockade of Cuba? THat would hamper development over the decades. If USA played nice decades ago, and did not support Batista on his coup, Cuba might be a very different place today.
"Go fix that" lol I love that way of putting it. Will you be doing Missile Crisis as well as the Bay of Pigs? I’m forming a playlist 😊
Hhy is Beliz missing from your map of Central America?
That picture of Castro without a beard is cursed!
19:36 ‘Verano’ actually means summer Spring in Spanish is ‘primavera’
This video can be summarised in one sentence: "You became the very thing you swore to destroy."
Man, Cuba is the biggest mistake of US long-term strategy, they left a isle close to Miami be a Soviet Ally
Yeah right
It is capitalist greed that drives capitalism and US foreign policy. The Cuban revolution proves that socialist revolution is both necessary and possible.
What? No Dad joke about the bell button? There goes my weekend 🤣🤣🤣
0:00 Camila Cabello's song also titled Havana, should have used that reference as well because it is more related to the general population nowadays.
Love him or hate him, Castro is one of the 20th Century's most interesting and controversial political figures. Having ruled Cuba through like a dozen US Presidents. I both love and hate him.🙄 Viva La Revolution 😘
You love a man who was a brutal murderer - His favorite executioner, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, personally murdered approximately 30,000 Cubans himself on Fidel's direct orders. Che's favorite method of killing was a bullet to the back of the head. Meh...there were blind morons who loved Stalin, too.
About time we saw an episode on the Cuban Revolution. Very informative and thoroughly researched as always but the Spanish pronunciation sucks lol
And that is why you must put down revolutionaries.
Yes, you love oppression and brutality.
We know.
@@cat_city2009 *looks to Cuban refugees created from being soft on Commies*
Yeah. Sure. lol.
@@SangoProductions213
Many of those people were the wealthy who deserved to lose their plantations and assets. The poor are those who have been subjected to poverty because of US sanctions.
Just admit you want people in third world countries to suffer and die for your benefit.
@@cat_city2009 Keep projecting.
I'm very much looking forward to future episodes about Cuba! This was another excellent learning experience for me. Thank you!
Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends! ✝️ :)
Can’t wait for “bay of pigs” video !!!
Okay... history is great and all, but how is Cuba fairing today in 2023? Better yet, how are the Cuban people fairing..?
You are a true treasure sir....What a great channel!! I watched & listened without blinking my eye 👍👏👏🙏 ....Salute you from Turkiye !!
Viva la revaluation💯🇨🇺
And that was the beginning of Cuba as one of the poorest countries in Hispanic America. The poverty of Cuba is only surpassed by the fail cou try named Haiti. 😂😂
Long live Cuba 🇨🇺 ✊️🚩
Patria y Vida
Now that Castro is gone, I think Cuba has a chance to be a great place again.
@@nobodyherepal3292 because Castro lived, Cuba is one of the greatest places on Earth
@@BubbyBoldThat’s why thousands risk their lives to float to Florida 😂. The mental gymnastics people do….
It’s possible can you guys a Cold War video on South Africa that will be interesting
I wish these episodes were translated into Spanish.. 10/10 !
No
Can't imagine a better way to start a video than a Godfather II reference.
Pls do a episode on indo-pak war of 1971 or also known as Bangladeshi liberation war
Can you talk about Brazil's military government?
Please
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job
Great videos 💯
Umm ‘verano’ is SUMMER, NOT spring :D primavera is spring
Oh no rich people were pissed off.
Thank you, for the facts about Cuba.
Just an oversight, but “Verano” is actually summer, not spring.
27:54 Ah, nothing lasts longer than "temporary measures" if it helps you concentrate more power in your own hands.
Stop the blockade!
Embargo is not a blockade
@@Nathan-jh1ho yes it is
Ya, they don’t much sense anymore. Castro is gone. I’d love to start making friends with Cuba now.
@@nobodyherepal3292 I mean they never made much sense, even if you think Castro was bad you don't make other people starve for it.
verano means summer not spring, that would be primavera
Castro understood real politik
Verano means summer in Spanish, Primavera is Spring.
Can you do a feature episodes about Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu and the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos and Indonesia under Suharto
Every eastern block country deserves their own feature video.
@lati long I dont see how you got that from what I wrote. What is so special about romania that they can do a video about them but not about other eastern block countries?
@lati long who cares about what right-wing nutjobs think? You need to see it from every aspect, and not make a propaganda piece.
Anybody here watched Che (2008)?
Verano means Summer, not Spring.
Very interesting
Tze success of Fidel, Raol and Che was a fucking low chance event. So much went wrong and so often did they almost die.
Batista was supported by the US, not by Americans. That would"ve meant many countries that are part of America. America isn't a country but one of two continents, North America and South America.
Brazilians or Mexicans don't call themselves “Americans”, but US citizens do.
Canadians do not call themselves "Americans", but US citizens do.
Don't get me wrong, Batista was definitely a bad dude, but also I don't know of very many completely out of control dictatorships that give the leader of a rebellion a trial, only 15 years when found guilty, and then an early release.
Valid point
The Venezuela government in 1992 was very lenient on Hugo Chavez after his attempted coup. In hindsight, that was a big mistake.
The Weimar Republic was lenient on Hitler. And heck we only need to look at Jan. 6 in America to see how these things aren’t always taken as seriously as it should be. Not saying the Jan 6 incident will definitely lead to fascism but if it does we can see how it’s being taken very lightly from a good size of the public.
@@marks_sparks1 Chavez greatly improved venezuelan democracy and living standards, despite US attempted coups and other forms of internal and external sabotage
Thank you. Very well done
I had to watch this a second time this was so good! Good work!
My stepfather was a political prisoner for 22 years under Fidel and was let out in 1986. He met my mom and had my little sister in ‘87. He was kicked out of Cuba in ‘88 and brought us to the US. My father was a policial prisoner for 5 years after his University was taken over by Castro supporters and was jailed for not giving his support to Castro.
And most likely you now live in Miami or some part of southern Florida.
@@Venezolano410 Notice he doesn't give us his name because no doubt he did more than not give his support to Castro. Whatever he did it was an embarrassment which is why he refuse to give his name.
My sympathies to your family and father. As a Cuban my self understand all the atrocities to commies did to us. But day will pay real sooner!
Hundreds of people had to go thru this under his regime. Even today many people are.
@@csm5040Hundreds had to go though what? Life in a fake novel by Yoinai Sanchez about what it would like to be a political prisoners. End the US Blockade of Cuba.
Is it me or does 3:38 sound like a transition to a Skillshare ad?
I went to my daughter's Options Evening on Thursday, and we went to see her History teacher, who was on his stand talking about GCSE History. I was looking at the text books, and saw a photo of Fidel Castro. Now, I'm British, and have only seen photos of Castro during in his later years, so I had to ask if it was Fidel Castro. He said I could buy the text books if I wanted. 🤣 I didn't think saying I could find out all about it on UA-cam was a good reply. But that is the truth. No need to buy the book with its slants and leanings. 👍 Some time ago I researched into Che Guevara, but missed out on Fidel Castro. Done my best to rectify that today. Thanks.
Wow, its finally here. I had been wondering for months when we would see the next video on the Cuban Revolution.
M-26-7 commemorates an operation resembling a skit combining all the genius of the Three Stooges and The Marx Brothers. 🤪(the 'Marx' reference is a deliberate pun)
verano mean summer.
The movimiento verano actually mean Summer Movement..Verano in Spanish means Summer.
The Corn Lord 🤣🤣🤣
Excellent video again, Team. David, somehow I think your Spanish pronunciation is a little off, but not to worry, you did a great job. This channel is one of 6 that I press the like button before watching the vid. Only to be frustrated because I can't press it again. Cheers.
Best channel of history in the cold war 😃😃😃😃😃😃👍 amazing great success
My fault for seeing a Cuban Revolution documentary in English. But “Verano” means summer
According to the russian economist between 61 to 1991 cuba recieved a total 64 billion $ aid and a $17 billion sweet heart loan.
In a twist of irony, the photo of the fort is not La Cabaña, its Fort Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, La Cabaña appears in the photo on the far right
Also, as part of the arrest of political opponents by Fidel, a movie called Plantados was filmed in 2019. It’s a good movie and I got to see lots of the scenes being filmed
Was Jstor your main source? I read the article and didn't really understand but I still kind of received the points. The video you made covered all the important points covered in the article and allowed me to understand everything much better!
A discussion on camilo cinfuegos is also worth wstching. Dude is more popular with the public than castro
Amazing video. Keep on uploading videos. 👏 ❤️
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Love the music that swells at the end of your videos
Great video sir! A great book that dives deep into both the revolution as well as the mob’s influence in Cuba is Havana Nocturne by TJ English. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed this video.
I clicked on the thumbnail to this video because it vaguely resembled pizza
The second national front of Escambray was important to bring up.
"and like any good coup, resistance formed amongst progressive opposition forces"
......... yeah im not watching this shit anymore after that
René Lévesque as a journalist at 8:18
the name pronunciation are bad