Cuban Revolution

1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Michael “Mick” Harmel: A Revolutionary Thinker, Writer and Strategist

Michael “Mick” Harmel: A Revolutionary Thinker, Writer and Strategist On 18 June 1974, a revolutionary South African anti-imperialist activist, journalist and South African Communist Party (SACP) member Michael “Mick” Harmel…

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June 19, 2026

1961-1964 / Anti-Imperialism / Battles

Fidel Castro: We Must Defend Our Country – Denouncing US Bay of Pigs Aggression

Fidel Castro: We Must Defend Our Country – Denouncing US Bay of Pigs Aggression On 19 April 1961, the Bay of Pigs Invasion became a failed military landing operation on…

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April 19, 2026

1961-1964 / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage

Fidel Castro: What the Imperialists Cannot Forgive

Fidel Castro: What the Imperialists Cannot Forgive On 16 April 1961, shortly before the United States’ Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, Fidel Castro proclaimed the “socialist” character of the…

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April 16, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Lessons of Our People’s War: Political Preparation

Lessons of Our People’s War: Political Preparation (An adaptation of Part 2 and 3 of the articles penned by Khumalo Migwe – Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo – on the on-going debate…

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February 23, 2026

1961-1964 / 1974-1975 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Fidel Castro: An Act of Solidarity in Angola

Fidel Castro: An Act of Solidarity in Angola Exactly 65 years ago, 4 February 1961, was the beginning of the Angolan War of Independence, called the “Dia do Início da…

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February 5, 2026

1943-1960 / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution

The 26th of July Movement

The 26th of July Movement The 26th of July Movement was a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro in Cuba that aimed to overthrow the authoritarian regime of Fulgencio Batista,…

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July 26, 2025

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Fidel Castro Resigns

Fidel Castro Resigns On 24 February 2008, the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power unanimously voted Raúl Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro’s brother, as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary…

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February 25, 2025

1961-1964 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Sabotage – The Opening Phase

On the evening of 18 January 1963, Justice Gizenga Mpanza, Shadrack Maphumulo and Michael Mvula were at the back of the Argyle Hotel on Clarke Street, Durban, with a carrier…

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January 19, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement

Battle of Santa Clara and Batista’s flight

On 2 January 1959, Comandante William Alexander Morgan, an American-born Cuban guerrilla Commander, leading the Cuban Revolutionary Directorate (RD) rebel forces, captured the city of Cienfuegos as Batista fled the…

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January 2, 2025