- Granma (newspaper)
Infobox Newspaper
name = Granma
caption = Official Granma Spanish edition,June 14 ,2008
type = Dailynewspaper
format =Broadsheet
foundation =October 4 ,1965
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price = Free to all cuban citizens
owners =Cuban government
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language = Spanish, English, French, Turkish and Portuguese
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headquarters =Havana, Cuba
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website = [http://www.granma.cu/index.html granma.cu] [http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/ granma.cubaweb.cu]"Granma" is the official newspaper of the
Central Committee of theCuban Communist Party .Its name comes from the
yacht "Granma" that carriedFidel Castro and 81 other rebels toCuba 's shores in1956 launching theCuban Revolution .Editions
The newspaper is published daily and is widely read. Several weekly international editions, available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, are also distributed abroad. Also, news stories from "Granma" often are carried later in the Spanish-language sections of periodicals with a similar political base, such as "
People's Weekly World "."Granma" regularly features:
* Speeches byFidel Castro and other leaders of the Cuban government
* Official announcements of the Cuban government
* Popular sketches highlighting the history of Cuba's revolutionary struggle, from the 19th to the 21st century
* Developments inLatin America and world politics
* Steps by Cuba's workers and farmers to defend and advance the socialist revolution
* Developments in industry, agriculture, science, the arts, and sports in Cuba today
* TV listings for that dayThe normal edition is published six days a week (not Sundays) and runs to eight pages plus occasional supplements. Recent supplements have included one marking the electricity company's purchase of vans and trucks from China, and another marking the start of the
2006 FIFA World Cup .External links
* [http://www.granma.cu/ Digital Granma International] es icon en icon fr icon pt icon de icon it icon
* [http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/ Digital Granma National] es icon en icon
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