About Cuba
Area: 110,860 sq km Population: 11,5 million Capital City: Havana (pop 2,200,000)
Full country name: Republic of Cuba
Area: 110,860 sq km
Population: 11,5 million
Capital City: Havana (pop 2,200,000)
People: 60% Spanish descent, 22% mixed-race, 11% African descent,
1% Chinese
Language: Spanish; Castilian
Religion: 47% Catholic, 4% Protestant, 2% Santería (many Catholics
also practice Santería.
The Flag of Cubawas designed in 1850 by rebels that wanted
independence from Spain. The 3 blue stripes represent the divisions
of the Island at the time, while the white stripes represent
freedom. The equilateral triangle stands for freedom, equality and
brotherhood. The red color represents the bloodstain necessary to
achieve independence. The star represents absolute freedom of the
people.
Fidel Castro(Fidel Alejandro Castro
Ruz)
Born: August 13, 1926
The former Head of State of Cuba for nearly 50 years, and a
leader of the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro, as he is widely
known, was the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to
December 1976 and then President of Cuba until he transferred power
to his brother Raúl Castro in February 2008
Raoul Castro(Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz), President of Cuba
Born: June 3, 1931
President of the Cuban Council of State and the President of the
Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of Fidel Castro,
he is also Second Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in
Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air
Force).
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
June 14,1928 - October 9, 1967
Commonly known asChe Guevara,El Che, or simplyChe, was an
Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician, author, physician,
military theorist, and guerilla leader. After death, his stylized
image became a ubiquitous countercultural symbol worldwide.
