A body created in 1961 by merging the Partido Socialista Popular, the Movimiento Veintiseis de Julio and the Directorio Revolucionario. The objective was to unify these major anti-Batista groups into a united party controlled by Fidel Castro and Raul. It was directed by old-time Communist Aníbal Escalante. In 1963 the ORI was transformed into the Partido Unido de la Revolución Socialista (and later into the PCC).
Thanks to Cuba, Russia is a growing threat to the U.S.
*By Jaime Suchlicki The recent visit to Cuba and the Caribbean by a contingent of Russian naval war vessels and submarines indicates