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Carlos Franqui

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He continued to have problems with the Cuban government. He was allowed to leave Cuba with his family–an émigré rather than an exile–and settled in Italy where he worked as an unpaid cultural representative of Cuba. In 1968, he officially broke with the Cuban government when he signed a letter
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Franqui had frequent disagreements with the government, which eventually led to his resignation from "Revolución" in 1963. The paper was closed a few months later. After his resignation, Franqui dedicated himself to art projects. In 1967 he organized the
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and featured high quality work by Cuban and international authors. His position allowed him to travel extensively outside of Cuba. During his European travels, he met artists and intellectuals, including
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to become a professional organizer for the party at the age of 20. After successfully organizing the party in several small towns, he left the organization and became an unaffiliated leftist.
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He continued to campaign against repression in Cuba and other countries. He was officially branded a traitor by the Cuban government, which accused him of having ties to the U.S.
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and confirmed that Castro was safe in the Sierra Maestra. For this he was jailed and tortured by the police. Upon his release, he went into exile first in Mexico and then in
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He turned to journalism to make a living and became involved in several literary and artistic movements. He developed friendships with Cuban artists, including writer
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Now definitively an exile, his literary production increased. Franqui authored several accounts of the Cuban Revolution, including,
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in Havana, taking responsibility for public information. One article in particular reported the landing of the
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Cuba, La Revolucion/ Cuba, the Revolution: Mito O Realidad/ Myth or Reality (El Ojo Infalible)
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shunned Franqui because of the active role he had played in the Cuban revolution.
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exhibit in Havana, where many of the world's leading artists were represented.
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Cuba, la revolución, mito o realidad?: memorias de un fantasma socialista
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writer, poet, journalist, art critic, and political activist. After the
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headed by Fidel Castro. He co-edited the underground newspaper
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in 1959, he was placed in charge of the rebellion's newspaper
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is held at Princeton University Library, Special Collections.
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Index


Cifuentes, Cuba
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Revolución
Radio Rebelde
26th of July Movement
Cuban
Fulgencio Batista
26th of July Movement
Fidel Castro
Cuban Revolution
Revolución
Soviet
Czechoslovakia
vocational school
Communist Party of Cuba
University of Havana
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Wifredo Lam
Fulgencio Batista
26th of July Movement
Granma
Florida
Radio Rebelde
Cuban Revolution
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Pablo Picasso
Miró
Calder
Jean-Paul Sartre

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