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*[[Aníbal Escalante]] |
*[[Aníbal Escalante]] |
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*[[René Ramos Latour]] (aka "Daniel") |
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=[[Raúl Chibás]]= |
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'''Raúl Chibás Rivas''' ([[April 25]], [[1916]] – [[August 25]], [[2002]]) was a [[Cuba]]n politician and military officer who initially supported [[Fidel Castro]] and the [[Cuban Revolution]] but later defected to the [[United States]]. Born in [[Santiago de Cuba]], Chibás spent his childhood in [[Havana]] and attended the [[University of Havana]]. His older brother, [[Eduardo Chibás|Eduardo]], founded and led the [[Partido Ortodoxo|Orthodox Party]] (also known as the Cuban People's Party) in 1947. After Eduardo committed suicide in 1951, Raúl took over as party leader. |
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Chibás vehemently opposed the rule of [[Fulgencio Batista]] in the 1950s, and he supported the anti-Batista struggle of [[Fidel Castro]]. In July 1957, he signed the [[Sierra Manifesto]], which proclaimed unity of the disparate anti-Batista groups. He served various positions for Castro's government after the revolution, including railroad commissioner and trial judge. He was a Major of the [[Military of Cuba|Cuban Army]] in 1960 when he decided to defect to the United States via a motor boat to [[Miami]]. Chibás felt that Castro had betrayed the ideals of the revolution. |
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Chibás became an active [[Opposition to Fidel Castro|anti-Castro activist]] in the United States. He found employment teaching [[Spanish]] at a school in [[New York City]]. After 20 years of living in America, Chibás moved to [[Caracas, Venezuela]] to join two of his children. In 1991, having spent 10 years in Venezuela, he moved to Miami, where he spent the rest of his life. |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book |title=Fidel Castro's Political Strategy |last=Harnecker |first=Marta |year=1987 |publisher=Pathfinder Press |location=New York |isbn=0873486668 }} |
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*Pace, Eric (September 20, 2002). "[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E2DF1130F933A1575AC0A9649C8B63 Raúl Chibas, 86, Castro Ally Who Fled to Miami in Motorboat]". ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on December 28, 2007. |
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Revision as of 17:25, 29 December 2007
The Cuban Revolution...
Articles to create:
- Raúl Chibas
- Aníbal Escalante
- René Ramos Latour (aka "Daniel")