Analysis Of Fidel Castro's Beliefs Of The Cuban Revolution

Castro’s Belief. A few weeks after Batista’s 1952 coup, young lawyer Fidel Castro filed a case in Havana’s Court of Constitutional Guarantees. He accused the dictator of having violated the Cuban Civil Code of ‘illegally holding the officers of president, Prime Minister, Senator, Major General and civil and military chief’ and demanding that he be punished for crimes against the Constitution. The judges refused his case. The then 25 year-old lawyer, Fidel Castro began to make his plans for revolution.

9. Start of the Revolution. The Cuban Revolution began when well armed rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago (attach as annex A) and the barracks in Bayamo on 26th July 1953. The exact number of rebels killed is debatable; however,
Regrouping in Sierra Maestra Mountains. The Sierra Maestra is located in Santiago, a Cuba province, bordering on the Granma province (attach as annex C). The surrounding area was the heart of the insurrectionary movement against Spain during their war of liberation and became part of contemporary Cuban tradition. Yet the revolution was almost stillborn. The hideout they established was never discovered, remoteness and camouflage helped. But many believe that another key factor was that the guerrillas had the full support of the local population. They were never betrayed. The guerillas treated everyone well. Unlike Batista’s soldiers they never abused the peasants or their women. There was even a camp hospital which Fidel would let the local people use. It was the same with captured troops also. Motivation of the people in Castro’s favour was very vital at that stage when Crcensio Pares served as Castro’s principal contact with the mass
Propaganda Mission. Their propaganda mission was also very effective. Sierra Maestra appeal for the uprising was reported in the Havana press. A correspondent of the prestigious American news daily ‘The New York Times’ was smuggled up to Fidel’s hideout in the mountains, from where he wrote a series of articles which glorified the discipline, bravery and commitment of the rebels. These articles received international status overnight and support for his movement, both from home and abroad. In the months and years ahead, the number of his followers grew slowly- the peasants of the mountains came gradually to support him and word of his movement filtered into the slums of the cities. Acts of insurrections, by Fidelistas grew more numerous, and Batista’s counter revolutionary measures grew increasingly brutal. Radio broadcasts were also initiated in February 1958 by the rebel army’s media wing, under Guevara’s supervision. Guevara had reportedly been impressed by the power of radio after experiencing firsthand the role of a CIA clandestine radio station. They began nightly broadcasts ‘From the Territory of Free Cuban in the Sierra