Monday, August 07, 2006

August 7, 1960: Castro banned all religious TV and radio broadcasts in Cuba


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On this day in 1960, Fidel Castro banned all religious TV and radio broadcasts.   It was a reaction to The Catholic Church condemning the rise of communism in Cuba.
Not much later, the Catholic schools were closed and I remember that.   Our beloved Maristas was closed and some of the clergy expelled.    I lived through all of that.
Years later, I learned that the school grounds became Villa Maristas, or the place where political prisoners like Armando Valladares were tortured.
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