Johnathan Paoli
In his keynote address, EFF leader Julius Malema, reminded supporters of the party’s decision to display the Cuban flag and the significance and importance of the date the party was founded and its fight against imperialism.
The EFF was founded on the 27 July 2013, in Soweto and Malema drew parallels with Cuba’s 27th July celebrations in ‘Commemoration of the Assault on Moncada’ when on the same day in 1953, former Cuban President Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada Army Garrison in Santiago de Cuba.
Malema delved into history and said In many ways, the day marked the beginning of Castro’s campaign against the dictator Fulgencio Batista, who had led a military coup in Cuba in March 1952 installing himself as president.
Batista was supported financially and militarily by the United States government and moved to suspend the 1940 Constitution, revoking most political liberties, including the right to strike.
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