Fidel Castro In Cuba on August 13‚ 1926 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born. Fidel’s mother was the maid to his father‚ Angel’s‚ first wife. Once his father divorced his first wife Fidel’s name was changed from Ruz to Castro. Fidel’s’ family was rather wealthy for owning a Creole sugar plantation. Although his parents were both illiterate he went to school to get an education. He was extremely intellectual‚ but preferred sports instead. “In 1944 was awarded the prize as Cuba’s best all-round
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In July 1953‚ Castro led about 120 men in an attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The assault failed‚ Castro was captured and sentenced to 15 years in prison‚ and many of his men were killed. The U.S.-backed Batista‚ looking to improve his authoritarian image‚ subsequently released Castro in 1955 as part of a general amnesty. Castro ended up in Mexico‚ where he met fellow revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara and plotted his return. The following year‚ Castro and 81 other men
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The Cuban politician and revolutionary named Fidel Castro‚ had miraculously avoided 634 assassination attempts. These assassinations were mostly carried out by the CIA and Cuban exiles. One of the assassination schemes involved recruiting one of Castro’s former lovers as a hitwoman who was supposed to sneak a poison pill into Castro’s mouth while he slept. The woman later reported that Castro found out about this attempt and gave the woman his gun to kill him‚ but did not do it. Several other attempts
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Fidel Castro‚ the revolutionary Cuban leader who ushered in a communist regime in the country and reigned for about five decades‚ died on 25th November at the age of 90. His brother and President Raul Castro announced the news on Cuban state TV. He officially became president in 2008‚ two years after a temporary transfer of power because of Fidel’s illness in 2006. "At 10.29 at night‚ the chief commander of the Cuban revolution‚ Fidel Castro Ruz‚ died‚" the 85-year-old president said. He did not
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The United States have considered Fidel Castro as the cause of multitudes of global calamities that have negatively impacted the stability and safety of America. Castro’s influence has undoubtedly been destructive‚ ranging from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the various violations of Human Rights that have been criticized by multiple Human Rights groups. Castro brought the reality of communism to the doorstep of America‚ changing the image of a distant evil to an enemy much closer to home in the minds
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Fidel Castro Castro in front of a Havana statue of Cuban national hero José Martí in 2003. First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba In office July 1961 – April 19‚ 2011 Deputy Raúl Castro Preceded by Blas Roca Calderio Succeeded by Raúl Castro 15th President of Cuba In office December 2‚ 1976 – February 24‚ 2008* Prime Minister Himself Vice President Raúl Castro Preceded by Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Succeeded by Raúl Castro 16th Prime Minister of Cuba In office
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Introduction Without question Fidel Castro is one of few leaders who stand the test of time. Many have loved him just as many have wished for his imminent death. Fidel Castro’s leadership to most people outside of Cuba is not well known. Overall perception of Fidel Castro is not a good one. Due to the infamous Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Fidel is seen as a tyrant to the United States. Another minus to his leadership was the 125‚000 people (Minster‚ N/A) who left Cuba for the United States. Additionally
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Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara and short story Cathedral By Raymond Carver. Che discovers the harsh reality of poverty‚ class distinctions and the beauty of nature through his journey through Latin America. In contrast‚ the protagonist of Cathedral has a renewed spiritual perception of the world and people by meeting a blind man. Throughout The motorcycle diaries‚ Guevara discovers the harsh reality of poverty and class distinctions. With “Pitiful”‚ “acrid and “dirty”‚ Guevara uses a semantic field
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policies implemented by Castro‚ by the mid 1970s‚ Cuba’s health care was number one in Latin America. A specific policy put in place by Castro forced doctors and medical residents to work or practice in rural Cuba for two years‚ which made it possible for rural residents- the majority of Cuba’s population- to receive adequate medical attention. This led to an increase in the life expectancy of Cuban citizen and also decreased the infant mortality rate. Regarding education‚ Castro believed it shouldn’t
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So much has been written about Castro and his rhetoric‚ and I‚ admittedly‚ want to get in on the action. I believe much more can be carefully pulled from his kilometric speeches. Fidel Castro was the revolution‚ thus‚ understanding the leader will perhaps start to clarify the past 50+ years. I am fascinated by Castro and his rhetorical skills‚ yet have been warned by the exile community in which I grew up of the man’s cunning nature. With so much passionate hatred for the man so evident among family
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