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Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro served as first, Prime Minister, and then President of Cuba from 1959 until 2008. Castro, who is Communist, is best known for turning the Republic of Cuba into a one-party socialist state. Questions about Fidel Castro can be found here.
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Fidel Castro was influenced by the communist he also loved money so he had a French mafia gamble place
Did Fidel Castro have any leadership skills?
Fidel is a very charismatic person who is very well educated. He was a lawyer educated in the US prior to his becoming Cuba's dictator. His vision of equality for Cubans is what gave him control of Cuba. Because of his family background he learned to be a leader. His family owned a sugar plantation and were rather wealthy.
Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs?
That's the name of the attemp to retake back the country which failed.
What is Fidel Castro's nickname?
He does not have a nickname, he is only known as either Castro or Fidel.
What policies did Castro implement on Cuba?
he helped actually Governor Bill Richardson helped him out
Name something you'd buy if you wanted to dress up like Fidel Castro?
Military Uniform, Fake Beard, Cigar, Hat, Bandana, Gun
What did Fidel Castro do in 1960?
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What country did Fidel Castro rule from 1959 until 2008?
Fidel Castro ruled Cuba though 1959 to 2008.
What are Fidel Castro's degrees?
His only actual degree was his law degree - Doctor of Law - which he received form the University of Havana in September 1950.
As a dictator he had many honorary degrees bestowed upon him to curry favor and some that he laid claim to to bolster his reputation.
What make Fidel Castro to led a nationalist movement?
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.
What good did the Castro regime do?
Got rid of Bautista, got rid of discrimination against blacks, provided good health care and education for all the people.
What did Fidel Castro do for his people?
Fidel Castro came to power promising free elections and reinstateing the Cuban constitution of 1940. He gained popular vote to oust Fluengio Batistas 8 years of Dictatorship.
Fidel Castro also made it know that he "was not a Marxist" severe Soviet style persecution began as people who struggled and created the revolution did not do so in the name of Marxism and communism. Huber Matos, Camilio Cienfuegos were generals of the Cuban revolution and were eliminated by Fidel.
Popular uprisings after Fidel declared Cuba communist in 1962 lead to blood shed in the Escambray mountains when rations of groups try to over come the misguided revolution of Fidel Castro. By then the Soviets and the Americans were too heavily involved and hundreds of thousands of Cubans began to defect and migrate.
Did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba through soviet aid?
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.
