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New York Times: Raul Castro News
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a concise overview of Raul Castro's life as well as links to articles about him that date back to 1985. Links to related articles and sites are featured.
University of Texas at Austin
Uta: Lanic: Fidel Castro Speech Database
The University of Texas provides this searchable database of archived speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Search by type, key words, or year.
CNN
Cnn: Fidel Castro Laid to Rest in Private Funeral
Following the traditional nine days of mourning, Fidel Castro's ashes were placed in a granite mausoleum Sunday morning during a private ceremony attended by Castro's little-seen family and a handful of Latin American and African...
CNN
Cnn: Fidel Castro, Cuba's Longtime Revolutionary Leader, Dies at 90
Not all grieve the loss of Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro. Castro passed away on November 25, 2016.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Fidel Castro Laid to Rest
The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro led the country for nearly a half century. He died on Nov. 25 at the age of 90. On December 4, the traditional nine days of mourning following his death, Castro's remains were laid to rest in a...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary and Communist Leader, Dead at 90
November 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, Cuba's long-time revolutionary leader passed away. Emotions over his death are mixed across Cuba and beyond.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Recalling Castro's Ascension and Cia Reaction
A learning module that begins with "Recalling Castro's Ascension - and CIA Reaction" by Tom Gjelten, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro 2nd Declaration
This site contains the text of a speech delivered by Castro on February 4, 1962 titled "The Second Declaration of Havana." In this speech you can see Castro's Marxist-Leninist ideology.
Other
Florida International University: Fidel Castro Year One
Resource provides a selection from a book called FIDEL CASTRO, by Robert Quirk, published in 1993.
BBC
Bbc: Castro: The Great Survivor
This brief biography of Fidel Castro focuses on the years between his rise to power and the present. Also provides links to related subjects.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro
This site contains the text of Castro's speech "On the Export of Revolution." Castro talks about what he believes the Cuban revolution has taught the world.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Fidel Castro
A short but well-done biography of the Cuban revolutionary leader. It focuses on his early revolutionary years and the development of his anti-American feelings which were not apparent at first.
BBC
Bbc Profile: Raul Castro
A brief profile on Raul Castro, younger brother of Fidel Castro and his likely successor. Focused on the years between his rise to power and the present.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Fidel Castro for Kids
A site describing the biography of Fidel Castro who was the leader and dictator of Cuba and communist revolutionary.
Mount Holyoke College
U.s. Dept. Of State: Review of Operation Mongoose
Here are the plans for Operation Mongoose, the goal of which was the overthrow of Fidel Castro and the institution of a government friendly to the United States. A very interesting document outlining how this operation could be carried out.
A&E Television
History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Ricardo Castro
This page has a brief bibliography of the Mexican composer and writer Ricardo Castro.
Los Poetas
Los Poetas: Rosalia De Castro
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Rosalia de Castro.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Juan Jose Castro
This page has a brief bibliography of the Argentine composer and orchestra director, Juan Jose Castro.
National Archives (UK)
Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
Other
Marry Ferrell Foundation: Operation Mongoose
Read about the little known Operation Mongoose, a plan to "get rid of Castro" however that could be interpreted. See who was involved in the planning, and find out why it wasn't carried out. Included are links to documents and other...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Fidel Castro
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Fidel Castro.
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