The crew of Soviet Submarine B-59 braced themselves. The gravity of the situation was quickly grasped by all those who languished in the...

In a 2006 ‘spoken word’ autobiography, Castro affirmed, “From that moment on, I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead.” Testifying to...

Cuba is not at the forefront of one’s mind when thinking about countries that have had the greatest influence around the world. However,...

Written by Ishyka Ahluwalia Cuban intervention in Africa began in the early 1960s and has had significant impacts since. A Cuban leader,...

One might think that Camilla Cabello’s ‘Havana’ is the USA’s only link to Cuba, however, this is not the case. “The United States seeks a...

October 1962 is a date that will never be forgotten in the history of the Cold War. This is because it was the date of the Cuban missile...

With Elsa Civantos, a Cuban citizen who fled her country after Castro’s revolution, returning some fifty years later to observe the...

Written by Anjali Cheung Che Guevara (Ernest Guevara de La Serna) was the first of five children in a family of middle-class Irish and...

In the 1950s Cuba was by far the most advanced Central American country, though it continued to suffer a curious combination of factors...

Fulgencio Batista (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) was a soldier and right-wing political leader who ruled Cuba twice; first in 1933-44...

Fidel Castro (full name Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz) was born on August 13, 1926, his birthplace was Birán, Cuba. He died at age 90 on...