Gerardo Machado's government outlawed the Communist Party of Cuba.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources state that the Machado government outlawed or banned the Communist Party of Cuba: the Dolgoff chapter says the Party was temporarily outlawed in 1927 under the Machado regime, and other sources describe Machado banning it.
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… Four of the party's 13 members founding members were Jewish. I think it's more than that. Um, there were a few Chinese there, too. Somehow there was a large Chinese presence in Cuba, but why would the party have a Jewish section at all? Now, um, the party was outlawed in in Cuba under uh Gerardo Machado military government, made necessary by Jewish revolutionary violence, including two attempts to assassinate him, and they act like these people just took over because they love power. …
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Supports. A primary anarchist-archive text states the Communist Party was temporarily outlawed in 1927 while the Machado regime was in power.[1]
Supports. A Cuban news piece says Machado banned the Communist Party of Cuba founded in 1925.[2]
Supports. A scholarly review of Bain's book says the party was outlawed and subjected to persecution during the government of Gerardo Machado (1925–1933).[3]
Context. Another source says Machado outlawed rival parties in 1928, consistent with the party ban.[4]
Context. The same primary source says Machado later promised to legalize the party in exchange for Communist support during a general strike, which the strike then undermined; this does not reverse the ban.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1The Cuban Revolution, Chapter 5 - Anarchy Archivesdwardmac.pitzer.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Gerardo Machado in his labyrinthcubanews.acn.cu · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3To Disquiet a Giant: Cuba, the United States, and the Worldcambridge.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Cuba's Authoritarian Evolution: Economic, Social, and Political Dynamics (HISTstudocu.com · not rated · cited for: context
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