Eduardo Chibás : the incorrigible man of Cuban politics /
Ilan Ehrlich.
- viii, 315 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-306) and index.
As long as any Cuban suffers, I will fight for him -- Shoot me in the heart - the Ortodoxos need a martyr -- No one respects the Constitution -- We are alone with the people -- The miracle of Chibás -- I would proudly go to prison to defend the Cuban people -- The cave of Ali Baba and his 40,000 thieves -- I'm not one of those generals who dies in bed -- Time will prove me right once again -- I am going to open my briefcase -- Epilogue.
While Cuba's 1940 constitution was among the most progressive in the western hemisphere, few knew its details until political leader Chibas, whose suicide in 1951 precipitated the Cuban Revolution,
9781442241176 (cloth : alk. paper)
Chibás, Eduardo, 1907-1951.
Politicians--Cuba--Biography. Políticas y gobierno--Cuba--Biografía