A body created in 1961 by merging the Partido Socialista Popular, the Movimiento Veintiseis de Julio and the Directorio Revolucionario. The objective was to unify these major anti-Batista groups into a united party controlled by Fidel Castro and Raul. It was directed by old-time Communist Aníbal Escalante. In 1963 the ORI was transformed into the Partido Unido de la Revolución Socialista (and later into the PCC).

ECONOMIC CHANGES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CUBA TRANSITION
Note: Under the auspices of the George W. Bush administration and in the hope that Cuba’s transition to a democratic society would
