EPISODE · Aug 24, 2021 · 1H 16M
44. Cuba! Africa! Revolution!
from Auxiliary Statements · host Jack & Dan
This week, we sat down to watch BBC's Cuba! Africa! Revolution!, a documentary all about Cuba's internationalist adventures in the African continent. And tell you what, we here at Auxiliary Statements are not above admitting this is the first time we've been exposed to this absolutely kick ass era of history. Turns out Cuba was involved not only in helping out Congolese freedom fighters after friend of the podcast Patrice Lumumba was assassinated, but they also got involved in Burkina Faso and Angola in dramatic fashion. We do our best this week to relate those stories as we kick of a bit of a "Cuba series"....what could that mean? Only time will tell. But let's just say it doesn't end well for one very plucky and sickly Boston Irishman. Watching: Cuba! Africa! Revolution (aka Cuba, an African Oddessy, dir. Jihan El-Tahri (2007).
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This week, we sat down to watch BBC's Cuba! Africa! Revolution!, a documentary all about Cuba's internationalist adventures in the African continent. And tell you what, we here at Auxiliary Statements are not above admitting this is the first time we've been exposed to this absolutely kick ass era of history. Turns out Cuba was involved not only in helping out Congolese freedom fighters after friend of the podcast Patrice Lumumba was assassinated, but they also got involved in Burkina Faso and Angola in dramatic fashion. We do our best this week to relate those stories as we kick of a bit of a "Cuba series"....what could that mean? Only time will tell. But let's just say it doesn't end well for one very plucky and sickly Boston Irishman. Watching: Cuba! Africa! Revolution (aka Cuba, an African Oddessy, dir. Jihan El-Tahri (2007).
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