Prime Minister Castro – Cold War #306 (Cuban Revolution #31)

Cam & Ray's Cold War Podcast by Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris

Apr 26, 202623:15Society & Culture

This week we’re deep in the early days of Castro’s Cuba — watching a revolutionary figure out he’s now got to actually run a country. We cover Castro’s sweeping reforms: dissolving Congress, banni...

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