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Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez (30 September 1928 – 6 July 2024) was a Cuban woman who was the first wife of Fidel Castro. They married in 1948, had one son together, and divorced in 1955.
A referendum was held on 25 September 2022 in Cuba to approve amendments to the Family Code of the Cuban Constitution. [1] The referendum passed, greatly strengthening gender equality, legalizing same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, and altruistic surrogacy, and affirming a wide range of rights and protections for women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Following the Cuban Revolution, in which Guevara fought, Gadea came to Cuba, to be confronted with the announcement by Guevara that he had fallen in love with another woman, Aleida March, and requested a divorce. Gadea remained loyal to Guevara's political movement; she died in Havana in 1974. [4] She wrote the memoir My Life With Che. [2]
“Imagine seeing your daughter hacked to pieces by a nasty man.”
Like all of Cuba's most important laws, the Family Code had been published in a tabloid edition to reach every Cuban; virtually everyone who wanted to read and study it could do so. Cuban people quickly mastered the new code in meetings through trade unions, CDRs, the FMC, and schools.
The Revolution of 1959 sparked the turning point in Cuban family life by promoting women's equality. New laws and policies resulted in women being educated, employed, and increased their civil/human rights. Cuban revolutionary thought promoted class equality rather than gender equality, but women still benefited indirectly from social changes.
“This crown belongs to Cuba after so many years. We are going to show the world who we Cubans are and what we are made of,” she said. Alina Robert, representing Havana, was the first runner-up ...
Along with Afro-Cuban women, women in Cuba, formerly a marginalized group, were able to gain higher educational levels and equal advancements in their respective careers. [5] The 1975 Family Code was designed to allow Cuban women to share the household duties fairly with their spouses. [6]