El Diario de la Marina was a newspaper published in Cuba, founded by Don Nicolas Rivero in 1832. The newspaper was published in exile in Miami, Florida

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 from 1960 until 1961, when it ceased publication.

Soon after the Cuban Revolution

Cuban Revolution

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 led by Fidel Castro

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 that overthrew the Cuban government in 1959, all media - radio, television, and printed press - underwent a censorship process. Some communications sources were altered while others were closed. Diario La Marina, due to its anti-Castro position (it had opposed Castro's efforts since well before the revolution) was closed on May 12, 1960 by orders of the government. Armed militiamen and State Security (G2) agents dressed in civilian clothes entered the office premises, expelled employees and vandalized the premises. In-house printers were given a revolutionary tract to publish. The following day, Chief Editor Jose Ignacio Rivero sought political asylum at the Peruvian Embassy. After 128 years, the newspaper had ceased opeartions.

Other Publications

When Prensa Libre

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 wrote critically about the suppression of Diario de la Marina and the imminent loss of freedom of the press in Cuba

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, it too was seized by the government. Revolutionary mobs, incited by the frenzy of the moment, calling for execution of all the editors who opposed Castro and his Revolution. One by one, Cuban newspapers ceased to exist. Only government-controlled publications, like "Revolución," "El Mundo," "Bohemia," and the communist "Hoy" were allowed to exist, but even they would eventually be phased out. After the firm establishment of the regime and the supremacy of the Communist Party, only Granma

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 the official organ of the Cuban Communist Party, was allowed to exist.

External links

• Diario de la Marina in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
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