At the Castro Centre, the mythical Fidel was…present. After the young rebels crushed the Batista army in the decisive Battle of Santa Clara, led by another famous revolutionary, Ernesto Che Guevera, and they entered Havana, Fidel spent a week in caravans travelling to the country’s capital. On 8 January, 1959, he arrived in Havana to address a city overflowing with people. As he did so, a white dove flew through the crowds and landed on his shoulder.
I never personally met…
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