Cuba Facts

Myth # 1: Fidel Castro was a naive, Robin Hood revolutionary when he reached power. Realities: • Fidel Castro was a seasoned revolutionary by the time he reached power in 1959. • He had received military training during preparations in Cuba in 1947 for an expedition against Dominican Republic’s dictator Rafael Trujillo. • He participated […]

If the U.S. were to normalized commercial relations with Cuba, U.S. investors will face numerous problems/issues which include the resolution of U.S. properties confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s; an arbitrary legal system controlled by Gen. Raul Castro and the military; widespread corruption; a value system that includes stealing from enterprises and

Literacy   Year Literacy Rate [population aged 15 and over] 1953 77.9 % 2000 96.7 %   Sources: Alvarez et al., Estudio sobre Cuba (1963); UNESCO (2002) Basic Schooling   Year School Enrollment of Children Aged 5 – 14 1950 58.7 % 1998 96 % [compulsory through grade 9] Sources: Dudley Seers et al., Cuba

Cubans can not: • Travel abroad without government permission. • Change jobs without government permission. • Change residence without government permission. • Access the Internet without government permission (the Internet is closely monitored and controlled by the government. Only 5% of the population has access to the Internet). • Send their children to a private

Los cubanos no pueden: • Viajar al extranjero sin permiso del gobierno. • Cambiar de empleo sin permiso del gobierno. • Trasladarse de residencia sin permiso del gobierno. • Navegar el Internet sin permiso del gobierno (el gobierno monitorea y supervisa cuidadosamente el Internet. Solamente menos de un 5% de la población tiene acceso al