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Fidel Castro

The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution

Wednesday Sep 28, 1960
Havana, Cuba

In September 1960, they created the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), a nationwide civilian organization which implemented neighborhood spying to detect counter-revolutionary activities as well as organizing health and education campaigns, becoming a conduit for public complaints.


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