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title: "125 Fidel Castro Quotes by 72 authors"
description: "Browse 125 Fidel Castro quotes by 72 authors. Discover the best Fidel Castro sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/bob-dylan-168_beard_i-like-fidel-castro-and-his-beard-161634_1616343.jpg"
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> [I like Fidel Castro and his beard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/i-like-fidel-castro-and-his-beard/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

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> [I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fidel-castro/i-am-fidel-castro-and-we-have-come-to-liberate-cuba/)

[Fidel Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fidel-castro/)

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> [Fidel Castro for me is like a father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elian-gonzalez/fidel-castro-for-me-is-like-a-father/)

[Elian Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elian-gonzalez/)

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> [Fidel Castro was a born rebel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/fidel-castro-was-a-born-rebel/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [Fidel Castro was loved and hated passionately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/fidel-castro-was-loved-and-hated-passionately/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [ \[Fidel Castro\] has a very good \[human rights\] record. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-stone/fidel-castro-has-a-very-good-human-rights-record/)

[Oliver Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-stone/)

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> [When Fidel Castro is gone, there will be hope for Cuba. There will be opportunity for Cuba.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-curbelo/when-fidel-castro-is-gone-there-will-be-hope-for-cuba-there-will-be/)

Carlos Curbelo

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> [As his country crumbled around him, Fidel Castro's stature diminished abroad and at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/as-his-country-crumbled-around-him-fidel-castro-s-stature-diminished/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [I would love to have visited Cuba while Fidel Castro was alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-bowman/i-would-love-to-have-visited-cuba-while-fidel-castro-was-alive/)

[Edith Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-bowman/)

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> [Fidel Castro claimed that history would absolve him, but it can also condemn him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-garcia/fidel-castro-claimed-that-history-would-absolve-him-but-it-can-also/)

[Andy Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-garcia/)

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> [The feeling is that Fidel Castro's much bigger than he actually is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/the-feeling-is-that-fidel-castro-s-much-bigger-than-he-actually-is/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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> [What's happening in Cuba is not a failure of the Cuban people. It's a failure of Fidel Castro and the Communists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/what-s-happening-in-cuba-is-not-a-failure-of-the-cuban-people-it-s-a/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Fidel Castro is one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/fidel-castro-is-one-of-the-most-inspiring-leaders-of-the-20th-century/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [The Cuban economy is a disaster. No, I do not praise Fidel Castro.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-cuban-economy-is-a-disaster-no-i-do-not-praise-fidel-castro/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [It is necessary for me to express the deep sorrow that I feel for all the Cuban people both inside and outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-garcia/it-is-necessary-for-me-to-express-the-deep-sorrow-that-i-feel-for-all/)

[Andy Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-garcia/)

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> [I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-played-for-almendares-in-cuba-guess-who-was-trying-out-for-the-team/)

[Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/)

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> [Fidel Castro takes up so much space in the Cuban mind. It's hard for us to imagine as Americans - isn't it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-simon/fidel-castro-takes-up-so-much-space-in-the-cuban-mind-it-s-hard-for/)

[Scott Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-simon/)

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> [The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ventura/the-first-thing-out-of-fidel-castro-s-mouth-to-me-he-looked-me-right/)

[Jesse Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ventura/)

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> [ “A estas alturas -finalizando el siglo XX- sabemos, al fin, que la historia no lo va a absolver \[a Fidel Castro\], sino,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plinio-apuleyo-mendoza/a-estas-alturas-finalizando-el-siglo-xx-sabemos-al-fin-que-la/)

Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza

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> [Comandante Fidel Castro sent his people there into Africa, in the Caribbean; they died right alongside of others who were seeking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-farrakhan/comandante-fidel-castro-sent-his-people-there-into-africa-in-the/)

[Louis Farrakhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-farrakhan/)

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> [The Spirit tells me - Fidel Castro will die - in the 90s. Oooh my! Some will try to kill him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-hinn/the-spirit-tells-me-fidel-castro-will-die-in-the-90s-oooh-my-some/)

[Benny Hinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-hinn/)

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> [Now we all know that Fidel Castro dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and gave JFK a case of syphilis so bad it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/now-we-all-know-that-fidel-castro-dressed-up-like-marilyn-monroe-and/)

[Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/)

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> [I have very liberal parents. People forget that Fidel Castro was on the cover of 'Time' magazine, and the one that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-have-very-liberal-parents-people-forget-that-fidel-castro-was-on/)

[Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/)

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> [Whenever I'm asked about independent cinema, I think of what Fidel Castro said during the Cold War about the league of non-aligned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-payne/whenever-i-m-asked-about-independent-cinema-i-think-of-what-fidel/)

[Alexander Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-payne/)

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> [I first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/i-first-interviewed-fidel-castro-39-years-ago-he-was-charming-and/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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> [Meeting Fidel Castro was really cool. It's cool because it's Fidel, and it's a world leader, and there's so much history behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-mcgruder/meeting-fidel-castro-was-really-cool-it-s-cool-because-it-s-fidel-and/)

[Aaron McGruder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-mcgruder/)

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> [“The US military and the CIA got busy working on plans for the conquest of Cuba. And it would be no Mickey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mal-peet/the-us-military-and-the-cia-got-busy-working-on-plans-for-the/)

[Mal Peet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mal-peet/)

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> [The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/the-collapse-of-the-soviet-bloc-ended-the-massive-subsidies-that-had/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [ There are countries that send us garbage. There are countries that send us their outdated technology as their cooperation. With Fidel \[Castro\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evo-morales/there-are-countries-that-send-us-garbage-there-are-countries-that/)

[Evo Morales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evo-morales/)

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> [The word 'charismatic' was made for Fidel Castro. You would have liked him, I would have liked him. Then you had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/the-word-charismatic-was-made-for-fidel-castro-you-would-have-liked/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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> [“American officials estimated millions would be spent to develop internal security systems, and State Department officials expected the Cuban government to increase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-bolender/american-officials-estimated-millions-would-be-spent-to-develop/)

[Keith Bolender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-bolender/)

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> [“Bissell fingered his napkin. "I do, Mr. Boyd. And I know how generous Mr. Hoffa, Mr. Marcello and a few other Italian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellroy/bissell-fingered-his-napkin-i-do-mr-boyd-and-i-know-how-generous-mr/)

[James Ellroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellroy/)

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> [“Marita Lorenz, was born on August 18, 1939, in Bremen, Germany. In January of 1960 Marita, described as an attractive “curvy, black-haired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/marita-lorenz-was-born-on-august-18-1939-in-bremen-germany-in-january/)

[Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/)

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> [“There was enough intimidation, witness tampering and foul play to go around. Many books have been published about this subject, witnesses have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba-2/there-was-enough-intimidation-witness-tampering-and-foul-play-to-go/)

Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

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> [There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/there-were-so-many-cuban-americans-upset-that-we-were-going-to-cuba/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

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> [“As Fidel Castro’s M–26–7 forces increased their attacks, the Cuban army was forced to withdraw into the larger towns for safety. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/as-fidel-castro-s-m-26-7-forces-increased-their-attacks-the-cuban/)

[Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/)

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> [“There is now a museum near Havana, commemorating the “Campaña Nacional de Alphabetization en Cuba” in La Ciudad Libertad or the “City…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba-2/there-is-now-a-museum-near-havana-commemorating-the-campa-a-nacional/)

Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

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> [“One crisis, in Cuba, mounted quickly after Fidel Castro staged a successful revolution against a corrupt pro-American dictatorship and triumphantly took power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/one-crisis-in-cuba-mounted-quickly-after-fidel-castro-staged-a/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

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> [Some people say to me, "My God, but Fidel Castro is a communist!" I say: "No, he was a messenger of God."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-farrakhan/some-people-say-to-me-my-god-but-fidel-castro-is-a-communist-i-say-no/)

[Louis Farrakhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-farrakhan/)

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> [For a man who likes to talk, Fidel Castro does very few interviews.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/for-a-man-who-likes-to-talk-fidel-castro-does-very-few-interviews/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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## Top authors on Fidel Castro

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                        "text": "Comandante Fidel Castro sent his people there into Africa, in the Caribbean; they died right alongside of others who were seeking the blessing of justice and freedom and equity. What other man do you know who did such a thing?",
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                        "text": "The Spirit tells me - Fidel Castro will die - in the 90s. Oooh my! Some will try to kill him and they will not succeed. But there will come a change in his physical health, and he will not stay in power, and Cuba will be visited of God.",
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                        "text": "I first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews 'fiery debates.' During our times together, he made clear to me that he was an absolute dictator and that he was a staunch opponent of democracy.",
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                        "text": "Meeting Fidel Castro was really cool. It's cool because it's Fidel, and it's a world leader, and there's so much history behind the man and who he is in this hemisphere. And then at the end of the day, he's, I think, just like a big mayor. There's only, like, 11 million people in Cuba. He's a big mayor.",
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                        "text": "There are countries that send us garbage. There are countries that send us their outdated technology as their cooperation. With Fidel [Castro] it is totally different. Fidel is the first and the best one to stand for peace in the world denouncing the interventionist policies of the U.S.",
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                        "text": "The word 'charismatic' was made for Fidel Castro. You would have liked him, I would have liked him. Then you had to stop and say, 'Just a minute. This is a man who does not believe in freedom of the press...does not believe in democracy as we know democracy, had political prisoners.'",
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                        "text": "“Bissell fingered his napkin. \"I do, Mr. Boyd. And I know how generous Mr. Hoffa, Mr. Marcello and a few other Italian gentlemen have been to the Cause, and I know that you possess a certain amount of influence in the Kennedy camp. And as the President's chief Cuban-issue liaison, I also know that Fidel Castro and Communism are a good deal worse than the Mafia, although I wouldn't dream of asking you to intercede on our friends' behalf, because it might cost you credibility with your sacred Kennedys.\" Stanton dropped his soup spoon. Pete let a big breath out eeeasy. Boyd put out a big shit-eating grin. \"I'm glad you feel that way, Mr. Bissell. Because if you did ask me, I'd have to tell you to go fuck yourself.”",
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                        "text": "“Marita Lorenz, was born on August 18, 1939, in Bremen, Germany. In January of 1960 Marita, described as an attractive “curvy, black-haired young lady was named American’s “Mata Hari” by New York Daily News reporter Paul Meskil. Having had an affair with Fidel Castro that turned sour, she now returned to Havana where she attempted to take part in an assassination attempt, supposedly orchestrated by the Mafia and the CIA. Marita brought along poison pills in her cold cream jar, which predictably melted in the tropical heat. Besides, she later said that she really did not have the stomach for killing her former lover. Apparently Castro aware of why she returned to Cuba, handed her his pistol with a dare for her to use it. Even after knowing the truth regarding her visit, he allowed her to safely leave Cuba. Returning to Miami, Marita said that Frank Sturgis, presumably a CIA operative, was involved in this attempt, however it was his close associate, Alex Rorke, who was responsible for orchestrating the plan to poison Castro. Sturgis was extremely angry when she returned and rebuked her for putting the pills into the warm cold cream, calling her stupid, over and over again. For a few years after leaving the island, Marita was looked after and protected by a mobster named Ed Levi. It was his job to protect her from, what was considered, a likely attempt on her life by “Cuban Intelligence Operatives.” In 1961, Marita met Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the former President of Venezuela, in Miami. Marcos told her that he was anxious to meet her because he knew she was “Fidel's girl.\" He successfully pursued Marita, and when she gave in, they had an affair that resulted in the birth of a daughter.”",
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                        "text": "“There was enough intimidation, witness tampering and foul play to go around. Many books have been published about this subject, witnesses have died, some violently, under very suspicious conditions. Over the years, evidence has been tampered with, and fearing for their lives, most other people have decided to clam up and withdraw into the shadows. Personally I still retain a list of convenient deaths after the Kennedy Assassination that happened rounding the Dealey Plaza in Dallas on November 22, 1963! In February 1996, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and his brother, Michael, flew to Havana for a meeting with Fidel Castro. As a gesture of goodwill, they brought with them a file of formerly top-secret U.S. documents. These documents were specifically about the Kennedy administration’s attempt to find a peaceful settlement with Cuba. Castro thanked them for the file and shared the impression that it was President Kennedy’s desire to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. “It’s unfortunate,” Castro said, “that things happened as they did.” Castro also indicated that normalization might have been possible, had it not been for President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. Although numerous attempts at normalization between the two countries have been attempted since this meeting, powerful anti-Castro factions continued to thwart all of these efforts. Perhaps we are now witnessing the time when ways will be found to improve the relations between the United States and Cuba and then again perhaps not!”",
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                        "text": "There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so angry, and anti-Castro. I found out as soon as we got there. The people were treated terrible. The conditions were terrible. I can see why people risk their lives and limbs to get out. (Fidel Castro) lives like a king and won't help anybody, and has everybody scared to death. Nobody lives a normal life. It was still a good experience, but I thought we should just play that one game.",
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                        "text": "“As Fidel Castro’s M–26–7 forces increased their attacks, the Cuban army was forced to withdraw into the larger towns for safety. This caused ever-increasing pressure on Batista. The United States government stopped supplying the Batista régime with weapons and ammunition. In 1958, in spite of an all-out attack and heavy aerial bombings upon Castro’s guerrilla forces, known as “Operation Verano,” the rebels continued advancing. At that time Batista’s Army had 10,000 soldiers surrounding the Sierra Maestra Mountains and Castro had 300 men under his command, many of them former Batista soldiers who joined the rebels after being appalled by the abuses that they were ordered to carry out. By closing off the major roads and rail lines, Castro put Batista’s forces at a severe disadvantage. On January 1, 1959, with his pockets stuffed with money and an airplane full of art, Presidente Fulgencio Batista flew the coop. Flying to the Dominican Republic before continuing to Portugal some months later, he left Anselmo Alliegro Mila to serve as Acting President. The next day he was relieved and Carlos Manuel Piedra, who had served as the senior member of the Supreme Court, was appointed Provisional President for a day. It was in accordance with the 1940 Cuban constitution, but his appointment was opposed by the new leader, Fidel Castro…. Piedra was 92 years old when he died in 1988.”",
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                        "text": "“There is now a museum near Havana, commemorating the “Campaña Nacional de Alphabetization en Cuba” in La Ciudad Libertad or the “City of Liberty.” This museum is situated in Fulgencio Batista’s former office, in the western suburbs of Havana. The museum contains many thank-you letters that were sent to Fidel Castro with gratitude. These letters were also used by UNESCO to gauge the success of the 1961 literacy campaign. Many of these letters are now on display and can be seen along with photographs, taken around the island during that year. Additional materials including the records of all 100,000 volunteers are also proudly kept on file here.”",
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                        "text": "“One crisis, in Cuba, mounted quickly after Fidel Castro staged a successful revolution against a corrupt pro-American dictatorship and triumphantly took power in January 1959. Castro at first seemed heroic to many Americans. When he came to the United States in April, he was warmly received and spent three hours talking with Vice-President Nixon. But relations soon cooled. Castro executed opponents and confiscated foreign investments, including $1 billion held by Americans.”",
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