Almost 60 years ago, newly minted Cuban leader Fidel Castro visited the United Nations in New York, right after successfully overthrowing Cuba's authoritarian government.
Castro's visit included an event with the Council on Foreign Affairs and a private talk with then-Vice President Richard Nixon.
Photographer Alejandro Saavedra captured the 1959 trip, and his photos were lost for years, ending up in an online auction and eventually in the hands of The World's audio engineer Mike Wilkins.
Wilkins has shared the catalogued photos, which show Castro's mixed reception: both anti-communism protesters and parents dressing their children in revolutionary fatigues.
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