Chronology

13/03/1961
  • Delivering an address in honor of the martyrs of the March 13, 1959 student attack on the Presidential Palace, at a ceremony held at the University of Havana staircase.
22/03/1961
  • Delivering a graveside eulogy at the funeral for Dr. Manuel Bisbé Alberni at the Colón cemetery.
25/03/1961
  • Delivering an address honouring Revolución newspaper, where he was awarded the International Journalists Association Prize; the ceremony was held at the Ambassadors’ Hall at the Habana Libre Hotel. 
27/03/1961
  • Delivering an address at the closing ceremony of the Revolutionary Youth Students Congress; held at the Payret Cinema.  
29/03/1961
  • Playing golf with Che and Núñez Jiménez at the Colinas de Villarreal neighbourhood. (Korda commented that it was Fidel’s unique way of responding to Dwight Eisenhower.)
06/04/1961
  • Delivering an address at inauguration of the Construction Workers’ Committee for the Defense of the Revolution; the ceremony was held at the Metropolitan District of Public Works.
07/04/1961
  • Delivering an address at a meeting of Cuban workers prior to May Day celebrations; the meeting was held at the Palacio de los Obreros’ auditorium. 
09/04/1961
  • Delivering the concluding lecture of the Sixth Meeting on Education and Revolution in Havana.
12/04/1961
  • Addressing professionals and technicians from the construction sector at a ceremony held at CTC headquarters.
15/04/1961
  • Conveying a communiqué informing the Cuban people of the attacks by US-made B-26 bombers against targets in Havana, San Antonio de los Baños and Santiago de Cuba. In the document, Fidel outlines that “if these air attacks is a prelude to an invasion, the country is ready to fight and will resolutely resist and destroy any force that tries to land in our country.”