Media Talk: Viva la Revolucion: Cuba at 50
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Nearly one year on since Raul Castro officially took power from his brother, Fidel, and with a new US president about to take office, the change that has inevitably been creeping up on Cuba looks set to continue into 2009. Amid celebrations of...
Nearly one year on since Raul Castro officially took power from his brother, Fidel, and with a new US president about to take office, the change that has inevitably been creeping up on Cuba looks set to continue into 2009. Amid celebrations of the Cuban Revolution's 50th anniversary, we remember its achievements and legacy, while assessing the implications of Obama's Presidency for the island.
Chaired by Nick Caistor (broadcaster)Richard Gott (journalist)Pedro Perez Sarduy (poet, journalist)Steve Wilkinson (Institute of Cuba Studies)Emilio San Pedro via skype (BBC)
