Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Cari
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, conquistador of Cuba
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes is known as Father of the Homeland in Cuba, having declared its independence from Spain in 1868. Céspedes was killed by Spanish troops in 1874.
Human remains from the Cuban War of Independence after the Spanish reconcentration policy, 1898
The Pentarchy of 1933. Fulgencio Batista, who controlled the armed forces, appears at far right
A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a socio-economic form of government that combines the state leadership of a communist party, Marxist–Leninist political philosophy, and an
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…government, manufacturing a reason for the United States to invade Cuba. This plan was rejected by Kennedy. By 1963, Cuba was moving towards a full-fledged communist state system modeled on the USSR. Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo founded the anti-Castro group Alpha 66 in the early 1960s, which used small craft to attack Cuban and…
The meeting place of the Chinese National People's Congress
The People's Liberation Army raising the flag of the Chinese Communist Party during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 2019.
Protest against Ukrainian decommunisation policies in Donetsk, 2014. The red banner reads, "Our homeland USSR".