On a historic day, August 14, 2015. After 54 years, the US flag returned to the Cuban Earth and at a ceremony that participated in Northern State Secretary John Kerry and Cuban authorities marked a ceremony the reopening of the embassy in Havana.
We decided to expect that Radio illustrated and musical track for these events that involved us and Cuba from 1959 to today, with period hits not only of American music, but from the Cuban repertoire full of Latin rhythms such as salsa, mambo and rumba.
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Among the guests were three retired marine soldiers who in 1961 lost the American flag for the last time. Decades later, the same soldiers transferred a new flag to the young people who today earn the US Army that raised the flag of white and red stripes and 48 stars in the garden of the embassy in front of the sea.
Speaking of Spanish to those present, John Kerry acknowledged that, according to him, Mutual, between the United States and Cuba, was not the right thing and that the time to follow a more promising direction, John Kerry added. If New Times signals to a peaceful cozy, what are the causes that led to a division of relationships that lasted so much?
The Cuban Revolution was an armed and geror’s movement that culminated to abolish a president who had support from the United States. The Cubans were dissatisfied with the politics of the dictator Fulgencio Batista, which had actually been chosen by a people’s vote in 1951, but deprived the office, had returned to the leadership of the country with dictatorial powers from 1955. It was when a Gerilja group led by Fidel Castro, opponents of a guess, went to 195 Castro, opponent of The Regime, went into arm fight from 1955. From January 1959, while the world greeted another new year, Fidel and his followers took possession of Havana, the country’s capital and deprived Baptist who in turn would seek refuge in the United States.
Another commander of the rebel army was Ernesto “Che” Guevara, a doctor and Argentine who helped guerrillas become more popular. With reference to the United States, Guevara said that the Cuban Revolution meant the underage victory for the greatest good as the first defeat of imperialism in Latin America.
Guevara was a different politician than the others. Owner of an exceptional charisma, he moved the audience with his company and at the same time romantic speech where he sometimes cited poetic verse written by him or other writers. It was even awarded in Brazil by then President Jânio Quadros, who said his admirer. He is the author of the famous phrase “be difficult, but without losing tenderness.” He believes that it is possible to extend the revolution to other countries and organize a geror’s movement in Bolivia, where he was killed by the Bolivian army in La Higura, October 7, 1967.
Cuba’s policy, especially in the economic field, dissatisfied the United States, as even the revolution remained in the country a real mafia that drove hotels, casinos and nightclubs. There were many pressure on both sides and the United States eventually broke diplomatic relations until 1962, American spies discover the presence of core missiles in Cuba. This is the principle of the so -called “missile crisis” with the United States that blocks the Cuban coast.
It was the prediction of a confrontation between Russians and Americans with serious consequences. Impasse begins on October 23, 1962 and after 13 days on the edge of a nuclear war, Impasse will be resolved on November 16 with the Soviet government, which agrees to remove its aircraft in Havana.
Even with Impass Solve, North Americans decide to introduce an embargo on trade and definitely replace business relationships with the Cubans, a situation that still remains. This embargo makes other countries difficult that have relationships with the United States to establish business relationships with Havana.
Fidel Castro would become Washington’s number one enemy in the 1960s of the left reputation, especially in Latin American countries where the military adopts the command in several cone -sown countries. The Cuban people Fidel gave speeches that lasted six to eight hours and always criticized the United States. In Brazil to talk about Cuba, a communist wanted to be a Brazilian journalist deciding in full dictatorship to visit the island of Fidel Castro. Fernando Morais visited Cuba and wrote a best seller, “The Island” became an icon for the Brazilian left and among university students after the political opening.
The book deals with Cuba after the revolution in many aspects: today’s daily lives; Culture and relationships with the world, urbanization, choice or lack of them, land reform and economy. The book points out: “Cuba eliminated illiteracy and reduced child mortality over all other Latin -American countries, as well as in the educational aspects; health and sports.
Due to the American boycott, Cuba has established a strict rationing, including food that remains so far. This made the Cuban economy depending on the Soviet Union. The fall of the Berlin Wall, which established the end of the communist regime, represented a tough blow to what was shown in Fernando’s Morai’s book. All financial support from other communist countries has disappeared. Currently in Cuba, the work is scarce, the trade is small, there are no designer stores and the most important export product remains sugar cane.
The Internet is still calling and there is only broadband only at international tourism hotels. The average salary for a Cuban is 480 pesos or $ 20 approximately. That is why cars remain the main attraction for those circulating in Havana. They are almost all manufactured in the United States before 1959, the year of the revolution. There are also Soviet cars like Lada and Moscovich. Having a car in Cuba is like having a home or apartment, it’s a good past from father to son. So everyone believes that a trip to Cuba can mean a time excursion, but it is important to mention that the Cuban Embassy in Washington has reopened, but the Secretary of State, John Kerry, also made it clear that despite the historical event still maintains criticism of Cuba’s politics in human rights. On the other hand, former President Fidel Castro defended public compensation for the damage to the embargo introduced for over 50 years.
Remember that only 90 miles of the sea separate Miami from Havana and now the doors are open again to come and go, but only for a walk. Cuban will hardly easily refill housing to Uncle Sam’s countries.
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