{"article":{"id":8949,"heading":"Moncada Day in Cuba","author":"Gloria La Riva","created":"2001-07-27 02:11:16","modified":"2013-11-10 23:38:25","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:38:25","article":"
Workers World
Aug. 6, 1998
Moncada Day in Cuba
Revolutionary and strong
By Gloria La Riva
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
On July 26, the people of Cuba celebrated the 45th anniversary of the heroic \"Moncada assault,\"
an event recognized as the opening shot of the revolutionary struggle against the U.S.-backed
dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
On that day, July 26, 1953, 26-year-old Fidel Castro led 134 other young revolutionaries to attack
the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba. It was his belief that armed struggle to
overthrow Batista was the only option left for the Cuban people to achieve a just society, after
\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.rose-hulman.edu\/~delacova\/cuban-revolution.htm","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":" \"If we win tomorrow, we will achieve that much faster what Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed aspired to. \r\n\r\n \"If the opposite were to occur, the action will serve as an example to the people of Cuba, to raise \r\n the flag and continue forward. The people will support us in Oriente [province] and in the whole \r\n island. \r\n\r\n \"As in 1868 and 1895, here in Oriente we raise the first shout of \u2018Freedom or Death!\u2019\" \r\n\r\n Fidel Castro Ruz addressing the Moncada combatants at dawn on July 26, 1953.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2001\/07\/moncada_da.txt","filesize":"6.5 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2001\/07\/8949.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}