''Tricontinental'' is a

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quarterly

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founded after the Tricontinental Conference 1966. The magazine is the official publication of the Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) which also published it until 2019. It has its headquarters in Havana.

History and overview

From the founding of ''Tricontinental'' in August 1967 until the

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, which led to a rapid recession in the

Cuban economy The economy of Cuba is a mixed command economy dominated by state-run enterprises. Most of the labor force is employed by the state. In the 1990s, the ruling Communist Party of Cuba encouraged the formation of worker co-operatives and self-empl ...

, propaganda posters were folded up and placed inside copies of the magazine, however, this was stopped, along with publication of ''Tricontinental'', due to ink shortages and

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trouble. ''Tricontinental'' began to be printed again in 1995. In 2000, the decision was made to begin to reprint posters. Production of these materials ceased with the OSPAAAL's closure in 2019. The magazine is distributed around the world, and at its height, 87

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received ''Tricontinental'', and there were more than 100,000 subscribers, mostly

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s. At one time, it was very common for posters from issues of ''Tricontinental'' to be posted on the walls of student community centres.

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Official site (in Spanish)WorldCat record
Magazines published in Cuba Magazines established in 1967 Mass media in Havana Political magazines Quarterly magazines Spanish-language magazines Socialist magazines Third-Worldism

History and overview

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