The Day Fidel Castro Declared Cuba Free of Illiteracy
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Fidel Castro waves at literacy teachers and students at Revolutionary Plaza in Havana after declaring Cuba free of illiteracy, Dec. 22, 1961. | Photo: Cuba Debate
"Only a country in revolution would have been capable of deploying the effort and energy necessary to carry out such a gigantic mission," Fidel said.
Fifty-five years ago today, the Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared the socialist island a territory free of illiteracy, fulfilling the dream of the Cuban Revolution that began with a massive free literacy program for all Cubans.
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