This is one of the great political documents of all time. The declaration of havana wikisource, the free online library. In february 1962, fidel castro spoke the words of the second declaration of havana. This particular fidel castros document provides a comprehensive theoretic. This declaration aims to combine conceptual, philosophical and investigative main aspects of those previous declarations ciudad juarez. In response to the american administrations attempt to isolate cuba, fidel castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize latin american society. Castros oratory and literary genius is on display throughout this text. While the first declaration of independence began with the unforgettable phrase, when in the course of human events, the socalled second declaration started with. Likewise, i figured a couple posts about donald trump the cuban reaction to his election. The declarations of havana by fidel castro goodreads.
The second declaration of havana is a magnificent representation of the revolutionary dynamic imparted and acted upon by fidel. For a guy whos been dead for almost 200 years, he sure gets around a lot. President kennedy then imposed a total economic blockade, pushing the cubans in moscows direction. Celebrate with great pleasure the successful outcome of the second celac summit in havana, held on the 28th and 29th of january of 2014, in particular the declaration of havana, the historical proclamation of latin america and the caribbean as a zone of peace, signed by the heads of state and government and the special declarations regarding. See also fidel castros second declaration of havana feb. The havana declaration does not contain any reference to crimea, but it is quite new for a statement signed by the russian patriarch to acknowledge that ukrainian greek catholics can exist. The first declaration, in response to the san jose declaration by the oas. Start studying a second declaration of independence 1879. Reaffirms the validity of the principles and objectives set out in the convention establishing the association of caribbean states, and its importance as an. Castro calls for all latin american people to rise up against imperialists in his second declaration of havana.
People working for the tourism industry taxi drivers, waiting staff, tour guides, etc. Referring first to cuban poet and revolutionary jose marti, fidel juxtaposes two processes imperialist intervention in cuba and latin america, and the importance of sustaining the revolution. The havana declaration of 1962, or the second havana declaration, was adopted by the second general national assembly of the people of cuba on feb. Castro, fidel historic second declaration of havana.
On this occasion, fidel denounced these plans, reaffirmed his decision to resist the imperialist attack and delivered a historical analysis of the. No nation in latin america is weak because each forms part of a family of 200 million brothers, who suffer the same miseries, who harbor the same sentiments, who have the same enemy, who dream about the same better future, and who count upon the solidarity of all honest men and women throughout. The following year, castro gave the second declaration of havana on february 4, 1962, soon after officially adopting marxismleninism. Joint declaration of pope francis and patriarch kirill. Second declaration of havana internet history sourcebooks. You can see him in hollywood, on broadway, and even on tvhis second hbo miniseries is currently in production. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Particularly compelling is the shift in language and lexicon from his 1953 speech defending himself to the cuban magistrates to the declarations of havana, and the increasingly augmented marxist language he weaves so beautifully into his already breathtaking orations. Havana declarations article about havana declarations by.
Havana declarations article about havana declarations by the. Castro then describes a new social class of merchants and producers of articles made for. Havana, cuba free territory of america february 4, 1962 the national general assembly of the people of cuba resolves that this declaration be known as the second declaration of havana, translated into the major languages and distributed throughout the world. The second declaration of havana aroused support from the people of latin america and was an inspiration for the revolutionary processes across the entire continent. It was presented to the cuban people on february 4, 1962, following cubas expulsion from the organization of american states. Hes an assassin i thought id already written all i had to say about new years eve in cuba.
It was presented to the cuban people on february 4, 1962, following cubas expulsion from. Fidel castro opens the second declaration of havana by describing the cruelest exploitation of the world by imperialism and the circumstances behind the industrialization of the united states and some european countries, which led to imperialism. Then in small groups, students compare the two speeches and analyze the leaders. Apr 15, 2012 close to the monument and to the memory of jose marti in cuba, free territory of america, the people, in the full exercise of the inalienable powers that proceed from the true exercise of the sovereignty expressed in the direct, universal and public suffrage, has constituted itself into a national general assembly. As latin america experiences more revolutions in venezuela and bolivia, and continues to upse. In the last analysisimperialism and its product of oppression and backwardness. The second declaration of havana was basically just imperialism bad spread out over 30 pages. On 4 february 1962, the second declaration of havana denounced the us presence in. Lessons from the second declaration of havana strategic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Three days later, on february 7, the united states imposed a full economic embargo on cuba.
The second document in the volume known as the first declaration of havana is the text of the speech given by fidel now leader of a revolutionary government before 1 million cubans in havanas revolution square on september 2, 1960. Second declaration of havana speech, 2462 part 1 youtube. Fidel castros second declaration of havana the history guy. Sep 08, 2007 castros oratory and literary genius is on display throughout this text. Tariq ali in response to the american administrations attempt to isolate cuba, fidel castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize latin american society. The seventh summit of the association of caribbean states acs, meeting in havana, cuba, on 4 june, 2016. Then, on april 14, fidel castro formally announced that cuba was a socialist state. You probably have a couple pictures of him in your pocket right now.
On january 3, president eisenhower ended diplomatic relations with the cuban government. Such is the case of the second declaration of havana, approved on. The cuban revolution of 1959 was a broadly based nationalist revolution. Fidel castro, in havana in 1961, with soviet cosmonaut yuri. The second declaration, february 1962, calls for continentwide revolutionary struggle. Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings second declaration of havana speech, 2462 part 1 fidel castro the historic second declaration of.
Gonzalez, a former professor of law at the university of havana school of law and now a legal consultant in miami on matters involving. This particular fidel castros document provides a comprehensive theoretic exposition of cuban revolutionary policy. The joint declaration of pope francis and patriarch kirill, also known as the havana declaration, was issued following the first meeting in february 2016 between pope francis, who as the bishop of rome is the pontiff of the catholic church, and patriarch kirill of moscow, patriarch of moscow and all rus, patriarch of the russian orthodox church roc, the largest of the eastern orthodox churches. Adopting marxism ideology as the basis of the cuban revolution, castro took control of the nation in july, 1959, with the official declaration of his leadership occurring through the second declaration of havana, delivered before the new government on february 4, 1962. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This mass of humanity has said enough the militant. Guerra tagala by the spanish, was a revolution and subsequent conflict fought between the people and insurgents of the philippines and the spanish colonial authorities of the spanish east indies, under the spanish empire kingdom of spain. The declaration also calls the orthodox to live in peace with them. An example of this is james cohrss analysis of how cuba may have. The second declaration of havana, a program for the.
The second declaration of havana heralded an entire initial phase of resistance and victory for the cuban revolution, still a newborn, and for the revolutionary heroic acts of latin america during. Postrevolution cuba american experience official site pbs. Havana declaration united for a sustainable caribbean 1. Thus in the second declaration of havana 4 february 1962 cuba was solemnly recorded. The declarations of havana revolutions series audiobook. Second declaration of havana the declaration states that the reason for the conspiracy against the cuban revolution is the fear among imperialist circles in the usa and among oligarchic latin american governments that the people of latin america will follow the example of cubathe fear of a latin american revolution. Declaration of havana cuba granma official voice of the pcc. Second declaration of havana speech, 2462 part 1 21. The second declaration of havana this is one of the great political documents of all time. In cuba, the lady renting her casa particular cuban bed and breakfast makes more money in a day than a cuban surgeon makes in a month. Printed below is an excerpt from the final pages of the declaration, printed by pathfinder press.
As latin america experiences more revolutions in venezuela and bolivia, and continues to upset americas plans for neoliberal imperialism, renowned radical writer and activist tariq ali provides a searing analysis of the relevance of. Second declaration of havana speech, 2462 fidel castro the historic second declaration of havana. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Listen to your favorite songs from the historic second declaration of havana. Second celac summit in havana, held on the 28th and 29th of january of 2014, in particular the declaration of havana, the historical proclamation of latin america and the caribbean as a zone of peace, signed by the heads of state and government and the special declarations regarding small. On 4 february 1962, the second declaration of havana denounced the us presence in south america and called for the liberation of the entire continent. Have students read the documents carefully and complete the sentence chunking charts and questions. Forty years later castro explained the necessity for the declarations. Whereas, on the twentysecond day of september, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, a proclamation was issued by the president of the united. Revolution, race, and some aspects of foreign relations in.
These activities will force them to read the documents closely. The second havana declaration demonstrates that the history of the enslavement of cuba and all of latin america by imperialist capital is directly linked to the. Check out the historic second declaration of havana. This mass of humanity has said enough 40 years ago, second declaration of havana resounded through americas feature article this month marks the 40th anniversary of the second declaration of havana. The second declaration of havana, a program for the revolution, by. He reiterated this legal analysis in a second declaration submitted by counsel in response to the aaos request for evidence. Castro responds to cubas suspension from the oas with the second declaration of havana, calling upon the people of latin america to rise up against imperialism and declaring, the duty of a revolutionary is to make the revolution. Text of fidel castros second declaration of havana, 1962.
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