Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro ruled Cuba with an iron fist for 49 years. Gradually, the dictator will move closer to the USSR and establish a one-party socialist republic before handing over power to his brother Raoul.
One million Cubans met in front of the presidential palace in Havana to approve the execution of the leaders of the BATISTA regime and to cheer Fidel CASTRO. Shots of the crowd waving banners in front of the Presidential Palace and excerpt from Fidel CASTRO’s speech.
In Havana, demonstrators took to the streets to demand that Fidel Castro remain in power. The President of the Republic, Manuel URRUTIA, was replaced by Oswaldo DORTICOS, former Minister of War. Commentary on images of the demonstrators, Manuel URRUTIA, Oswaldo DORTICOS and Fidel CASTRO giving a speech in Spanish.
On the occasion of his visit to France, Fidel CASTRO answers the questions of Françoise JOLY. On human rights he accuses the United States of peddling false information. He gives no importance to those who describe him as a dictator because he believes that power is distributed in Cuba. It does not want to establish a multiparty system because it considers its country to be united. He is dressed to be as well dressed as the French. That is why he is not wearing his military uniform.
After a few images of revolutionaries and the Cuban leader, Etienne LALOU interviews Fidel CASTRO (answer in Spanish), who talks about his vocation as a revolutionary and his role in Latin America.