Fidel was a lawyer. In 1952 Fidel Castro became a candidate for Congress for the Cuban People's Party and he was the favorite for the next election. But General Fulgencio Batista, with the support of the armed forces, took control of the country. Castro with 123 men and women attacked the Moncada Army Barracks. He was arrested was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was released after two years. Castro left for Mexico where he began to plan another attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
After building up a stock of guns and ammunition, Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and eighty other rebels arrived in Cuba in 1956. This group became known as the July 26 Movement and they made their base in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. As the history shows he did not used the military but instead he used revolutionaries. He came in power on the 1th of January 1959.
Fidel Castro
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No, Fidel Castro remained in control of Cuba until he stepped down in 2008
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Fidel Castro
Raúl Castro (born June 3, 1931) is Fidel Castro's younger brother. He became the acting president of Cuba in July 2006, when the aging Fidel (then 79) transferred power to him because of health issues. In February, 2008, Raul assumed the full office of President of Cuba through election by the National Assembly. Raul has been by Fidel's side since the beginning of the revolution, and was instrumental in forming an alliance with the Soviet Union.
After his brother Fidel Castro resigned and gave him leadership
Fidel went crazy and irrational.
Raul Castro is the dictator in Cuba since Fidel is dead.
Castro had Communist ideas
Castro had Communist ideas
Castro had Communist ideas.