BL ST 7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Che Guevara, Cuban Revolution, Guerrilla Warfare
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1898: became free from spain only to surrender its power to u. s. through spain-us signing treaty of paris. 1903: u. s. naval base constructed in guantanamo bay. 1925: cuban communist party (pcc) is founded. Deemed 2nd highest gnp in latin america, but this did not take into account the distribution of wealth (60% living below poverty, 40% extremely wealthy) Ripple effect similar to that of the haitian revolution: proves this is an area of victory for the people who are exploited. 1953, 1956-9: mountains instrumental by allowing guerilla warfare like that of the cimarronnes (runaway african slaves) Single most influential institution in the cuban revolution was the university (founded in. 1959: 26 of july movement led by che guevara, fidel and raul castro propels fidel castro into prime minister position in august 1959. Impossible to live in cuba in the early 50s, prompting many to move to mexico. Growing inequality: on the verge of boiling over.
