Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, born in Birán, Cuba on August 13, 1926, changed his country ever since he came to power. Castro’s father, Ángel Castro y Argiz, was a wealthy plantation owner and was an immigrant from Galicia, Spain. His mother, Lina Ruz González, was Ángel’s mistress and house servant while Ángel was still married to Maria Luisa Argota. Castro was educated in many Jesuit boarding schools, from grade school to middle school, in which he was a mediocre student and was not well behaved

Fidel Castro In 1959, a rebel, Fidel Castro, overthrew the reign of Fulgencia Batista in Cuba; a small island 90 miles off the Florida coast. There have been many coups and changes of government in the world since then. Few if any have had the effect on Americans and American foreign policy as this one. In 1952, Sergeant Fulgencia Batista staged a successful bloodless coup in Cuba . Batista never really had any cooperation and rarely garnered much support. His reign was marked

The U.S. and Cuba historically have had a complicated relationship and they each know how to hold a grudge. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, relations between the two countries quickly devolved into bitter arguments, political grandstanding and the occasional international crisis, even though things started out pleasant enough. Fidel Castro, full name Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, seized power in Cuba on January 1st, 1959, over throwing the corrupt and right-wing military dictatorship of Batista

involved three countries. United States of America, Cuba and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). Fidel Castro is a Cuban revolutionary, who took control of Cuba in 1959 and established a Communist dictatorship. Castro, who was born in Mayari, became the leader of an underground, anti-government

THE COMPLICATED LEGACY OF CUBA’S FIDEL CASTRO For almost five decades, Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro ruled over the island country of Cuba and bedeviled United States presidents who viewed his regime as oppressive and a threat to freedom in the Western world. Under his leadership, Castro made a Caribbean country of 11 million people a major player in modern 20th century politics and became an icon for revolutionaries in Latin America and around the world. As news broke of Castro’s death

the only position that is the right position. Many dictators are good at delivering rhetoric. Fidel Castro is that leader that can effectively deliver that rhetoric. In the paper written by Doctor William M. LeoGrande titled "Sanctions on Cuba" Doctor LeoGrande writes "Fidel Castro reacted to the imposition of US sanctions in 1960 with defiance. When US refineries refused to accept Soviet petroleum, Castro warned that if the United States was determined to wage economic war against the revolution,

Current leader and dictator of Cuba, Fidel Castro, was born on August 13, 1926 in Biran Cuba. As a child, Fidel Castro had a good life because his father was very wealthy. His fathers name was Angel Castro. He was very wealthy because he owned plantations and lands. Additionally, he was originally from Spain but then moved to Cuba. Angel Castro married to Lina Gonzalez. Fidel Castro had one brother named Raul Castro. Fidel And Raul always had a special bond between their brother relationship therefore

Cuba Project: Fidel Castro Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 near Biran, Cuba. He was born into a wealthy family. As a kid he was more interested in sports than school but was intellectually gifted. Castro attended the University of Havana and studied law. Around this time he started to focus on politics. Fidel married Mirta Diaz Balart and had one son. Batista successfully overthrew the government and declared himself a dictator in 1952. Castro and 150 others attacked the Moncada military

Fidel Castro Throughout history, when you look back, you find many countries that fall under a control that turns things in an opposite direction of where they were pointed. In Cuba, this was under Prime Minister, Fidel Castro. Born on August 13, 1926 in the wedlock at his father’s farm, Castro would live here until age 8 when he would go live with his teacher. He was not well behaved, and would find himself traveling in out of different schools. He did not excel academically and found his place

On January 8th, 1959, Fidel Castro and his rebel army marched triumphantly into Havana, Cuba, having overthrown corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista the week earlier. It was the fruition of the Cuban Revolution, and the dramatic shift in power was about to radically alter the country’s political, social and economic course forever. The positive and negative effects of the revolution on the Cuban people, however, as well as the condition of Cuba’s economy pre and post-revolution, is subject to heated