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![Fidel Castro on the Embassy Scandal of 1990](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 7/26/1990Call Number: CV 150Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A speech given by Fidel Castro during the Embassy Scandal of 1990 in which a total of about 50 cubans sought political asylum in foreign embassies in Havana, Cuba. By the 26 of July 1990, the date of the speech, groups of cubans had, some forcefully and others non-violently, entered the Czech, Italian, Swiss and Spanish embassies seeking for asylum. In this speech Fidel explains the crisis and denounces the actions of these foreign nations, going as far as to end political cooperation with Spain. Important themes are Human Rights, anti-imperialism and political asylum.
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