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Eduardo Chibas

The Incorrigible Man of Cuban Politics
  • ISBN-13: 9780810895157
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Ilan Ehrlich
  • Price: AUD $72.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/04/2018
  • Format: Paperback 336 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Biography & True Stories [B]
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This comprehensive biography of Eduardo Rene Chibas (1907-1951) traces the life and times of Cuba's most popular and charismatic politician during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chibas, whose admirers included young Fidel Castro, emphasized honesty in Cuban public life and promised to sweep away corrupt politicians during his popular Sunday broadcasts. His ties with supporters, many of whom knew him simply as "Eddy," were closer and more informal than any previous Cuban politician. During his 1948 presidential campaign, Chibas often hurled himself into the arms of adoring supporters after speeches. Such gestures were met with wonder and disgust by politicians more accustomed to buying votes than winning hearts. His suicide in 1951 dashed the dreams of his followers-who hoped he would deliver an honest government that provided services for the island's poor and respected Cuba's progressive 1940 constitution. His death, which was followed seven months hence by a military coup and eight years later by Castro's revolution, represents one of the great what ifs of Cuban politics. This seminal work explores Chibas's life in order to explain the nature of Cuban politics from the mid-twentieth century to today.
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: "As Long As Any Cuban Suffers, I Will Fight for Him" Chapter Two: "Shoot Me in the Heart, the Ortodoxos Need a Martyr" Chapter Three: "No One Respects the Constitution" Chapter Four: "We are Alone With the People" Chapter Five: "The Miracle of Chibas" Chapter Six: "I Would Proudly Go to Prison to Defend the Cuban People" Chapter Seven: "The Cave of Ali Baba and His 40,000 Thieves" Chapter Eight: "I'm Not One of Those Generals Who Dies in Bed" Chapter Nine: "Time Will Prove Me Right Once Again" Chapter Ten: "I Am Going to Open My Briefcase" Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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