Ideas of student leader Julio Antonio Mella are evoked in Cuba.
Cuba evokes today the legacy of student leader Julio Antonio Mella, considered one of the emblematic figures of the revolutionary process in the first half of the 20th century, on the 121st anniversary of his birth.
Born in Havana, Mella developed in his short life a political activity that turned him into a leader of international stature.
In 1923 he organized and directed the First National Congress of Students and inaugurated the José Martí Popular University, with the purpose of providing political and academic instruction to workers.



