fidelcastro+josephmerullo

Below is a picture of a young Fidel Castro in 1960 Fidel Castro from 1959-2008. He over threw the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Babtista, until 2008. He established his own dictatorship and made Cuba the first communist state in the western hemisphere.

On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro led about 150 men in attack on Moncada barracks. Dozens of men were killed and Fidel was charged with treason.

Fidel Castro's government led a dictatorship. A dictatorship is when the government owns everything and is ran completely by one person. One bad decision that Cuba made was the embargo with the U.S. Cuba is still drving U.S. cars from the 50's.

Raul Castro is Fidel's brother who now is the ruler of Cuba. He officially became president on February 24, 2008 when he’s brother stepped down.

The Castro brothers have some enemy’s along with some friends. They are friends with Hugo Chaves, The president of Venezuela. They are not friendly with President George W. Bush, former president of the U.S.

above is a picture of the Castro brothers.

bibliography: [] [] www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archieve [|www.worldbookonline.com/fidelcastro]