Fidel+Castro

By Phil Carangelo

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro was born in 1926 August 13, in Biran near Mayari Cuba. He was born into wealth and had many symblings growing up. At school he was involved in sports and won awards for being an all around student. Fidel was looked at by teachers as someone who could have potenial for leadership. There are questions about Fidel Castro and about what he did. How did Fidel come to power? Who was in power before him? And where is cuba now?

Fidel graduated from Havana University in 1950 with a law degree and later opened up a law office in Havana. Before that in 1948 Fidel married Mirta Diaz Balart and had a son. In 1952 Fidel ran for election of House of representatives but, troops from Batista's army stopped the election and, ended democracy in Cuba. As a result to this Fidel started a revoulution to Batista's party. On July 25, 1953 Castro and his men attacked Santigo de Cuba trying to overthrow Batsta's party. Instead he was caputed and senteneced to 15 years in prison. Two years later Fidel was realsed from prison and formed the 26 of July movement. More and more people joined Castro and in 1959 Fidel took control once Batista fled the country.

Fidel Castro's first move was siezing property owned by americans, like hotels and casinos. In 1960 Cuba took the U.S.A oil refineries and the U.S.A stopped buying sugar. In response Cuba took over all american businesses. In his first year in office, Fidel passed over 1,500 laws and raised inflation. Also, in office Fidel introduced medicine, agriculture technology, and education reforms. Became friends with Russia and when U.S.A started an embargo the Cuban economy crashed. Cuba greatly relied on Russia to support the economy. As a result the Cuban missle crisis happened, when russia moved nuclear bombs into Cuba. After his first year Fidel was proven to be charismatic but, ruthless and impulsive. After losing a game of golf to Che Guevara Fidel ordered all golf courses to be destroyed. Few are left to day.

Fidel Castro lead his country to communism with the help and support of Russia. In 1961 the CIA and J.F.K decied to send in 1400 Cuban exiles to over throw the Cuban goverment. This was called the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The exiles could not over throw the goverment and 1100 where caputed. The invasion was over in two days. By defending the country this made Fidel Castro very popular throught out his people.

After that Cuba had a up and down ecomnomy with problems and poverty. Dispite the up and downs Fidel lead his counrty to communism. With the help of Russia. In 1980 thousands of peeople fled to the U.S.A. In 1991 when the soviet union ended, the country fell apart. The economy was dead and the U.S.A still had an embargo. Today Fidel's brother Raul, is in charge after fidel gave him command of the country following surgery. As of now Cuba is still communist and Raul is incharge. Plus, Cuba is still mainting relations with Hugo Chaves and Russia. Cuba wants the U.S.A to lift the embargo but are not really take steps to do so. The U.S.A would like Cuba to be democratic and hav better human rights.

"Any one not with the revolution is against it" Fidel Castro

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