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A revolutionary trip to remember
SEAN MELEADY reports on his recent visit to Cuba

IT WAS with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I paced around Gatwick departure terminal. I’d been a staunch supporter of Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution for years but what was it really going to be like? 

Once aboard my flight I had many hours to reflect before arriving in Havana to a thunderstorm. 

I was met by a representative of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples — the organisation that runs the Brigades — and set off for Juan Antonio Mella International Camp. 

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