My Early Years: Fidel Castro

In the twilight of his life, Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution and one of the most influential figures of our times, reflects on his childhood, youth and student activism. These autobiographical sketches give a glimpse of Fidel Castro, the boy and the young rebel. He recollects his student days at the University of Havana, his early thoughts about armed struggle, his travels in Latin America as an international student organizer, his participation in a popular uprising in Colombia in 1948 and his experiences as a young lawyer and political activist.