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The immigrants of the first wave (1959-1962) were Cuba's elite: executives and owners of firms, big merchants, sugar mill owners, cattlemen, representatives of foreign companies, and professionals. They left Cuba when the revolution overturned the old social order through measures such as the nationalization of American industry and agrarian reform laws, which caused the U.S. to sever all ties. "Those who wait" characterized these first refugees who imagined a temporary exile, while waiting for American help to overthrow Cuba's new government. After the fiasco of the exiles' Bay of Pigs invasion (April 1961), the exodus doubled and "those who escape" constituted the second phase. Castro called them counterrevolutionaries – gusanos (worms).
What a man! force all the powerful people out of Cuba with death threats.. and take their positions in the process whilst fleecing billions from the open mouth and fly brigade.
The awkward moment when a Welsh Club become the Champions of England.. shh
The Swansea Way.. To upset the odds.
Castro isn't a billionaire or even a millionaire. There have been plenty of bogus claims, but not one bit of proof to back it up. The right wing press up to their usual antics
There are a lot of Welsh devastated by the loss of Fidel.
The Welsh feel an affinity with small countries and groups of people, we have fought superpowers back in the day and the Welsh are still here, often the Irish and possibly the Scots have similar sentiments.
Irelands foreign policy is often more in line with the Welsh than the English led UK Government foreign policy, obviously not talking about Brit Nat Welsh.
I noticed that one Welsh leader at least is associated with Cymru Cuba, no need to guess , I read the Irish Presidents statement on Fidel after his death which was a nice summing up and appraisal.
Fidel is up there with Ho, they fought imperialism at every turn, I read many years ago that Fidel was an admirer of Glyndwr, how he fought guerrilla warfare against a superpower against overwhelming odds, it was said that Castro was greatly influenced by the Welsh leader.
Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.
One has to wonder whether it was the kicking the Yanks took at the Bay of Pigs that prevented them from carrying out a full scale invasion or that Castro had studied Glyndwrs guerrilla tactics on how to fight a superpower neighbour that deterred them ?
Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.