EcuRed

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EcuRed
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available inSpanish
Created byShared authorship [1]
URL www.ecured.cu
CommercialNo [1]
RegistrationOptional (required to edit pages)
LaunchedAugust 2009 (Test phase)
13 December 2010 (Official launch)
Current statusActive
Content license
CC BY-NC-SA [1]
Written in MediaWiki

EcuRed is a Cuban online encyclopedia built on MediaWiki software. The site was launched on 13 December 2010. [2] The name is an acronym from the Spanish phrase Enciclopedia Cubana en la Red (literally "Cuban Encyclopedia on the Network").

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Content

EcuRed was launched by the Cuban government, is based in Wikipedia and its content is closely entwined with the Cuban Revolution. [3] The project is written from a perspective supportive of the Revolution. [4] For example, EcuRed's writes about Fidel Castro saying "Today he writes and participates in the struggle of ideas worldwide. Due to his moral authority, he influences important and strategic decisions of the revolution", that George W. Bush "continues a long family tradition of dirty business, cheating and government intrigue", [2] [3] and describes the United States as “the empire of our time” and “the most powerful nation of all time.” [5]

EcuRed states on its webpage that its goal "is the accumulation and development of knowledge with a non-profit, pro-democracy aim from a decolonizing point of view". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 (in Spanish) Politicas page on EcuRed.
  2. 1 2 "Nace la Wikipedia cubana". La República (in Spanish). Lima, Peru. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nace la 'Wikipedia cubana'". El País (in Spanish). 14 December 2010.
  4. "Cuba to launch Ecured, a Wikipedia-like database". Pravda.ru. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. "Cuba launches Wikipedia-like online encyclopedia". Reuters . 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. "Cuba launches its own online encyclopedia". CNN. 14 December 2010.