Oppression and personalismo. The Cuban people have been denied a say in how to run their country. There is no freedom of speech, if you speak against Castro and /or his government you end up in prison on some made up pretext.
Castro was the dictator of Cuba after the Cuban revolution and he maintained power for over 60 years.
After his brother Fidel Castro resigned and gave him leadership
During the cold war Castro allowed Kruschev to build nuclear missiles in Cuba to gain strategic advantage over the US
The dictator of Cuba from 1952 to 1959 was Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973), a former president from 1933 to 1944. With the backing of the US, Batista controlled much of the island's politics. Castro managed to gain popular support, as well as crucial military support from the USSR, in his establishment of a communist government on the island.
Answer this question…He led an uprising against the Popular Front government.
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Communist movements gained power in several Latin American countries during the 20th century, most notably in Cuba with the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. Other significant instances include the establishment of Marxist-oriented governments in Nicaragua under the Sandinistas in the 1980s and moments of influence in countries like Chile with Salvador Allende's presidency from 1970 until his overthrow in 1973. Additionally, various guerrilla movements and leftist parties have sought to gain power in countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia, particularly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Communists gained power in several Latin American countries, most notably in Cuba after the 1959 Revolution led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Other instances include the rise of socialist governments in Chile under Salvador Allende in the early 1970s and the influence of communist guerrilla movements in countries like Nicaragua, where the Sandinista National Liberation Front took power in 1979. Additionally, smaller communist or leftist parties have had varying degrees of influence in countries like Brazil and Venezuela.
When JFK began the embargo of Cuba he was dealing with a situation of the USSR placing missiles on Cuba. This is 90 miles from the American coast, so his purpose was to stop the Russian ships from coming and going out of Cuba. Literally American Navy ships surrounded Cuba until the missiles were removed. The relationship with Castro didn't improve so the embargo stayed in place. In the post war WW2 philosophy of containing communist aggression Cuba was included in the list of communist countries. Has been communist for 60 years ever since Castro overthrew the government.
They gain taxes
Cuba caused problems in the US since Castro was brought to power in 1959, in the revolution. Castro forced all US businesses and investments to leave Cuba. In retaliation, the USA refused to buy cubas main export; sugar. This was in the middle of the cold war, so the Soviet Union saw a way to gain influence in the carribean. The Soviet Union quickly offered to buy Cuban sugar and also provide machinery, oil and technological assistance to Cuba. Cuba agreed. Castro was now linked with the Soviet Union and he professed that his political views were towards communism. As a result of the Soviet involvment in Cuba, the USA broke off relations with Cuba in January 1961. Shortly after this, Cuba declared itself communist. This worried the USA, because communism was now closer to home then ever. This all then lead to the Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis.
cuba gained there independence in 1912