Cuba and the Cold War | From Castro's rise to power to the missile crisis
Panorama | Cuba
Castro celebrates 10 years since the first uprising against the former regime.
CHANNEL | BBC Television Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 29 July 1963
DURATION | 14 minutes 44 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1963
Synopsis
'Panorama' reports from Cuba on the celebrations held to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of when Castro first rose up against the Batista dictatorship. In the process, reporter James Mossman reviews the current way of life for the Cuban people in and around Havana and asks whether Castro remains as popular as when he first took up arms on 26 July 1953.
Did you know?
Castro was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 26 July uprising of 1953. On his early release he continued to lead the resistance against President Fulgencio Batista, whose regime had denied him the chance to run in democratic elections. In command of a small guerrilla force called the 26 July Army, he eventually defeated the government and took power on New Year's Day 1959. Among the original members of the small force that landed on the shores of Cuba to start a revolution was Che Guevara.
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