The result of the process undertaken in the previous two years, in May 1963 the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations (ORI) came to be called the United Party of the Socialist Revolution of Cuba (PURSC). This was not a simple name change, but the establishment of a rigorous democratic system for entry into its ranks, on the basis of consultation with workers about who could be considered and elected as model workers, and the selection by relevant bodies, from among these workers, of those who should be selected for entry into its ranks.
Fidel was the unquestionable driving force and constructor of unity among revolutionary forces. Since the liberation war's earliest days, the maximum leader of the Revolution facilitated contact, reached compromises and accords with organizations participating in the struggle. After the January 1, 1959, victory, the Comandante en Jefe promoted meetings of the principal leaders of these forces, including some which required absolute discretion, and little by little made these encounters more regular and significant, in an effort to create a context for unity.
55 Years Ago: Our Party was Born during the Historic Days of Girón
Written by Granma
No other date is more symbolic than April 16, that of our party's founding.
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Attempts to Drown Dreams and Utopia of Our America
Written by Luis Manuel Arce IsaacHavana.- Rightwing forces attempt to weave the noose with borrowed thread to put it around the neck of a Latin America that shows weaknesses after a stage of impressive and historic popular victories.
