HILA 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Radicalization, History Will Absolve Me, Fulgencio Batista
10 Apr 2017
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Period in which batista (elected democratically in 1940) est. relationship with ccp: not anti-communist and pro-labor. Because failures of popularism in cuba why does batista popularism fail: even though he is peron-like, batista becomes an authoritarian dictator, but eventually overthrown. Batista no longer has a political party whereas peron"s party is still strongest in arg. Central ideology of fidel castro"s 26th of july movement: wants to restore 1940 constitution, but ironically, it does not want to restore democracy. No clear ideology: castro speaks in his history will absolve me speech. Many of the basic principles of the cuban revolution and 26th of july movement enshrined by the communist revolution. Batista is elected in military coup in 1940. Grau san martin leads the authentico party: period of mass political and cultural corruption (sex tourism, etc) Charged with embezzlement of moving around 4764$ Period when cuban officials are looting the political system and shifting 4764$ to usa (miami)
