Fidel beat them twice [how a revolutionist, Fidel Castro, treated prisoners of war.]

[translated from TRABAJADORES, publication of Cuba’s union federation]

April 18, 2026

Such an event had never occurred: the mercenaries defeated at Playa Girón were the first prisoners in the world to dialogue with the head of a government they had tried to overthrow.

It happened on April 26, 1961 and the scene of the unusual meeting was the Sports City of Havana. The photos were also unusual: they showed the invaders free of chains or any other ties and very close to Fidel.

The Commander in Chief fought a battle of ideas with these individuals that covered the most diverse topics.

This is how the then Prime Minister expressed it: “I am here an adversary who has brought television here for you to speak and for you to say what you think … the people of Cuba must know why that blood was spilled and what purposes were hidden behind that struggle.”