History of Religion in Communist Cuba

Introduction to the religious history of Communist Cuba: After the uprising of Castro in 1959, religious evolution of Cuba included suppression of the declared atheistic communist government. There are several reasons for this suppression to happen, but the recent trend of resurgence (which began in the late 1980s), and more importantly, the increase in the Christian population in Cuban society. This spiritual rise may be due to many aspects of Cuban economy and society.

Yemaya is a goddess of the Santería religion which prospered in Cuba and the Caribbean, after being taken to Africans enslaved in the 16th century. Even though Cuba was colonized by Spanish Catholics, it is not entirely acceptable, but the existence of Santeria in the community was shocking. Especially under the ancient religious communist regime, until recently, this counterattack against "ancient religion" was spreading in Cuba, until recently Santria was able to succeed in the public place. Like religious or spiritual customs that must be secretly afraid of retaliation, much of Santería's tradition must be sublimed or incorporated into Catholic rituals.

Cuba is a multiethnic society with a population mainly from Spain and Africa. The largest organized religion is 85% of Roman Catholics and 15% of sun terrier, combined with native religions of Protestant, Jewish, Santi, and Africa. Roman Catholicism is the most widely used religion in Cuba. Formally speaking, the cuba was an atheist country for most of the Castro era. However, due to the Constitutional amendment adopted on July 12, 1992, the nature of the Cuban nation changed from atheism to secular, allowing religious believers to join the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).

The Cuban Communist Party, the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), the Cuban Communist Party, organized by Fidel Castro et al in 1965, but its history goes back to communism activities that started in Cuba in 1923. According to the Constitution of 1976, it became the only political party allowed the activity. In Cuba, in the revised constitution of 1992, it was defined as "organized avant-garde of the people of Cuba". Participating Comunista Cubano was established in 1925 by a member of Third International (Communist International) trained by Moscow. For thirty years, it adhered to the Stalinist policy, but in the 1940s and early 1950s opportunism cooperated with the Fulgencio Batista regime and its members even received motives of government and labor. However, from 1954 to 1959 the communists became the target of government oppression.