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Official Membership Card for the
Union of Young Communists
CASTRO, Fidel (1927- ) Cuban revolutionary who led the guerilla campaign against Batista. Batista was overthrown and Castro replaced the dictator with a Communist Government. This was the first Communist Government in the Western Hemisphere and Fidel Castro became the 16th prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba. He held that office until 2 December 1976 when he became the 17th President of Cuba. He held that office until 24 February 2008. Official membership card for the Union of Young Communists, issued to I. Agramonte of Havana. Official stamp in purple ink on the front of the card. On the verso is a lengthy printed message signed in print “Fidel.” On the front of the card, Fidel Castro has signed his name in red. The first hand signed card of this type that we have seen. Together with a fine photograph of Fidel Castro................SOLD
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