Cuba's contributions to the decolonisation process in Africa 1964-1984. Interview with Ambassador Dr. Oscar Oramas Oliva

Authors

  • Lohania Josefina Aruca Alonso Licenciada en Historia, Especialista en Urbanismo y Máster en Estudios de América Latina, el Caribe y Cuba. Historiadora, profesora, investigadora, escritora y periodista en prensa impresa y digital. Graduada de Diplomacia en la primera Escuela del Servicio Exterior Manuel Bisbé Alberni del MINREX. Funcionaria del MINREX (1962-1973). Miembro de la Cátedra honorífica “Raúl Roa García” del Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales (ISRI) e integrante de su Junta Directiva. Es miembro de la Unión de Historiadores de Cuba y de la Unión de Periodistas de Cuba (UPEC). Correo: lohaniajosefina.aa@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2574-1602

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10392225

Keywords:

Cuba, Africa, Cuban foreign policy, Cuban diplomacy, Fidel Castro Ruz, national liberation

Abstract

The interview with Ambassador Dr. Oscar Oramas Oliva presents a comprehensive overview of his activities in the Cuban Foreign Service between 1964-1984, directly related to the revolutionary policy of solidarity and moral and material support to the national liberation movements of the African continent and in some cases to the defence of the national independence achieved. Of great importance during those 20 years was the creation and implementation of innovative international political principles, derived from diplomatic practice in situ and the profound knowledge acquired about Africa and its main political actors, which Dr. Oramas managed to accumulate with great perspicacity, intelligence and perseverance. Of great importance is also the direct link of the young diplomat with the national leadership of the Cuban Revolution, especially with Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, historical leader and fundamental strategist of Cuban internationalist thought and action carried out with great effectiveness in the African revolutionary epic, which indelibly marked, until today, a stage of international history and diplomacy in the 20th century

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Published

2024-01-13

How to Cite

Aruca Alonso, L. J. (2024). Cuba’s contributions to the decolonisation process in Africa 1964-1984. Interview with Ambassador Dr. Oscar Oramas Oliva. Revista Política Internacional, 6(1), 116–131. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10392225

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CUBAN DIPLOMACY

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