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Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 in a small town in Biran Cuba. His real name is Fidel Castro Ruz. He has one brother Named Raul Castro was born on January 3, 1931 in Biran Cuba to a father who was a spanish imagrant who owned a small plantation. Fidel Went to Havana University and graduated with a law degree and worked at a law firm. Fidel tried to start a revolution against Batista who is the leader of the Moncada army then was sentenced to 15 years in jail.

Raul Castro is Fidel's brother and took control of Cubas goverment when Fidel becamr ill in 2006 and has been 2nd incharge since Fidel was the leader since 1956. Raul was also arrested in the attack against Mocada army in 1952 but got a shorter jail time than fidel.

The goverment that Cuba ran a Dictatorship for a goverment. A dictatorship is when the goverment owns everything it also means that there is one ruler and no noe else no cabinent members he makes his own decisions. Not many countrys run a dictatorship but it seems to work for cuba. One bad descion that cuba made was the embargo which means that they cant trade or buy from eachother cuba is still driving U.S cars from the 50's.

Cuba has many friends in the world today most of there friends are the United States enimes like Venuzula and Hugo Chavez who straight out hates the United States and another friend is Afganastan,Iraq and Iran all of these country is the enimes of the U.S and that is not a very good thing because some of these countrys have nucular wepons.

Fidel ruled from 1959-2008. In 1959 he over threw the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, until 2008 he ran his own dictatorship and made Cuba the first communist state in the western hemishphere.

On July 26 1953, Fidel led about 150 men into attack the moncada army. Dozens of civilions and soliders were killed and Fidel Castro was charged with treeson and was in jail for 15 years.

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This is Fidel Castro at a ralley in Havanna This is Fidel and Raul Castro