The Cuba Libre Story

Their island nation has been invaded, ransacked and enslaved - but the people of Cuba have never been conquered.

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   E1. Breaking Chains

   Dec 11, 2015 · 52m

   After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.

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   E2. War and Sugar

   Dec 11, 2015 · 53m

   Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.

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   E3. Ganster's Paradise

   Dec 11, 2015 · 52m

   A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.

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   E4. A Ragtag Revolution

   Dec 11, 2015 · 54m

   On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.

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   E5. Making Heroes

   Mar 11, 2016 · 54m

   Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.

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   E6. Of Soviets and Saviors

   Mar 11, 2016 · 53m

   When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.

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