Cuba - 40th anniversary of Communist rule

(2 Dec 1996) T/I: 10:55:10 GS 10:33:23
Cuban leader Fidel Castro led celebrations in Havana on Monday (12/12) to mark the 40th anniversary of the formation of his communist-backed army.
A military parade was staged in Havana's Revolution Square to mark the national holiday. Cuba's military hardware was also paraded through the streets.
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HAVANA, CUBA, 02/12,
WS of children marching down concourse with huge boat in tow;
VS of children marching down concourse waving;
MS Cuban leader Fidel Castro seated;
VS of military parade; CU feet of soldiers;
Various of MS veteran soldiers;
CU present soldiers;
Various of WS soldiers;
WS of soldiers saluting;
WS women soldiers goose stepping;
military fly-by;
WS and various of people walking down street;
castro watching the celebration;
WS people marching down street with banners;
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[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I find this video about Cuba celebrating what used to be 40 years of historical and revolutionary significance to be of tremendous meaning. Now, in 2019, it is still the same thing after 60 YEARS! Viva Cuba! Hasta la Victoria Siempre! Long live the Cuban Revolution!

[@jigrodrigues]

Move there. Even better, move to north Korea.

[@jigrodrigues]

@@robertpolanco1973 no need to get excited. If you don't like those, Venezuela is also pretty good for the likes of you.

[@jigrodrigues]

@@robertpolanco1973 so... no to Venezuela? Angola then. Cool?

[@jigrodrigues]

@@robertpolanco1973 why the heated replies? Long live the Cuban Revolution, you said. If you believe in such a system, why not moving to a country with a similar system? People have being doing that for ages... Well, not to socialist countries, people tend to move to free and prosperous regions like north america, europe, Japan and S. Korea. It's a legitimate question. It's like... You're writting something you don't believe in.

[@daman1999]

This was in 1996

[@daman1999]

What year was this taken in

[@KillerofWestoids]

Maybe 1999

[@zaldygallardojr.322]

1996...

[@psychosantanero7146]

Te Amo Fidel Viva 🇨🇺

[@GMP-Official]

What year was it?

[@emanualriley7043]

I think 1959

[@dannyib94]

To the greatness and success of Cuba 🇨🇺! Viva Fidel Castro!

[@speedwell_exe5290]

Bruh

[@StreetDrilla]

what is the boat for?

[@Polarisuma]

The boat is what I think the person Castro or something road in to start the revolution

[@raycom32]

I’ll explain, the boat is called Granma or known has “el yate Granma” this is the boat where Fidel, Raul, and hundreds of other soldiers used to go from Mexico to Cuba to start the revolution. It is a very important boat for the Cubans because it was the boat used to start the revolution, to this day the boat is still preserved on a museum.

[@museabdulle1044]

Salute to castro

[@speedwell_exe5290]

Bruh

[@kireiwilliams8575]

Vietnam love Cuba

[@speedwell_exe5290]

Bruh

[@gamingwithrowand296]

This was in 2011 people

[@lillliililliilillil1183]

It looks like 1980s 💀

[@keymash]

No it was December 2nd 1996, read the description

[@randyquilantang3606]

Year 2030 main battle tank T34 of Cuba T35 tank 2100100 pieces and 3100000 pcs & T72 44800 pieces

[@randyquilantang3606]

Cuba mi17 helicopter 170 pieces

[@ranishkA123]

Why do they march so much like the Chinese?

[@GMP-Official]

The march exactly like the ex RDA ( ex communist Germany).

[@comradejackal1917]

Prussian military tradition. Many countries have it due to prussian influence in their armies in the XIX century.

[@hansvonklein3420]

@@comradejackal1917Although they play some German music such as the Yorckscher Marsch, this is a pure soviet style parade. greetings!

[@comradejackal1917]

@@hansvonklein3420 the soviet style of parades had a lot of prussian influence, for example in the way they marched. This influence is surely from before the Soviet Union, it was inherited from the Russian Empire

[@hansvonklein3420]

@@comradejackal1917 Yes, it is true that russian and soviet style in general was inspired/influenced by prussian-german style, However Cuba had instructors from the Soviet Union, and the goose step they do in this video is made in soviet style, same with the company formations and the flag bearer formations, it's all soviet organized. Soviet goose step is a bit different from german one, they don't bend the heel of the foot forward like in the prussian style, and their legs step on the middle of their body instead of straight like in the soviet style. However, this has changed nowadays, and cuba's goose step is not like the one in this 1996 video anymore, it is more slow and more "German"

[@giritharjeevasuba5206]

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🌟✊👍🏻✌🏻❤😍

[@randyquilantang3606]

Cuba make mi26 left helicopter 11505 pieces

[@randyquilantang3606]

Cuba made md530 attack helicopter 10510 pieces

[@biggie6340]

Viva cuba, fidel,elche y camilo 🎉

[@johnrodriguez7742]

Militarily, I Am not impressed with the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, a Russian- trained and equipped discount Military who got their asses kicked in Grenada back in 1983, by Superior American Forces.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@John Rodriguez - Johnny, that is so pathetic of you to say that! After all, the U.S. had NO RIGHT to be Grenada just because of what happened in the country due to internal divisions and so forth. But then again, America has NO RIGHT to be the "policeman of the world" and such!

[@bigpeppa4932]

And bay of pigs

[@crime_smasher0626]

Cuba's communist victory was only in Havana and Angola but never in Vietnam the Vietnamese Never adopted a Soviet or Cuban Style of Socialist Government I don't degrade nor insult the Cubans but I admire them how patriotic they are in fighting for their homeland but I don't see them as enemy not even the United States or Russia or China there is no Glory in war and Bloodshed but blood and human destruction hope that our world must be a better place for all

[@GMP-Official]

That was civilians, constructions workers and few secret agents

[@lillliililliilillil1183]

Bro the american forces in Vietnam lost to some communist Vietnamese poor rice farmers with shit weapons and equipment

[@Hervef]

Cuba can't be communist

[@redacted2354]

It is

[@LastCommodore]

1st-rate health care, 2nd-rate military.

[@joseph7972]

3rd-rate health care, 4th-rate military.

[@daman1999]

@@joseph7972 1st-Rate women

[@fabiojr8082]

@@joseph7972 at least their veterans ain't dying in the streets like the USA or their people are sick in love with opioids lol 🇺🇸=💩 😂😂😂😂😂

[@benisfug9638]

just look how weak

[@xale3658B]

Because ussr collapse and they have à God damn American embargo