A Look Back in History

 

This past weekend, Cuba erupted in protests as they've been dealing with food and medicine shortages throughout the pandemic, not to mention the hardships they've been struggling with for years.  While the Cuban government blames the US embargo, it is the government itself that is also responsible.

Before Castro and Soviet-style communist rule, Cuba was a glamourous destination and was one of the most successful countries in Latin America.  They ranked fifth in the hemisphere in per capita income, second in per capita ownership of automobiles, and first in the number of televisions per inhabitant.

I came across a gallery of those before times, and wanted to share.

Havana, 1925

Santiago de Cuba, 1925 (Desi Arnaz, far left Soap Box)

Havana-Guinea-Cienfuegos race, 1954

Celia Cruz at the Tropicana Night Club, 1954

Mariano Beach, 1956

Lina Salomé, 1956

Havana, 1957

Carnival in Santiago de Cuba, 1960

Che Guevara playing chess, 1964

Since 1965, Cuba has been governed by the Communist Party.

They could be on the verge of another revolution.

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