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 played baseball. He was the pitcher. No one told him he had to play a different position.
No. As of 2008, February 24, Fidel Castro retired as the Cuban President. Raul Castro has assumed the vacant position pending political elections in the coming months. Fulgencio Batista preceded Fidel Castro as Cuba's leader.
Fidel Castro's brother is Ra
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No, Fidel Castro is from Cuba.
No, Fidel Castro is not single.
Fidel Castro does not have a wife.
Fidel Castro is an atheist.
Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro is an atheist.
Fidel Castro's brother is Ra
Yes, Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016