When Columbus came to Cuba in 1492, he and his predecessors would probably never have imagined of this island's outcome within the centuries ahead. From conquering the country, to its independence, to the rise of the current totalitarian regime, all these major events have made the island what it is today. Before giving the whole story about the Communists, one must understand how the country was born so here's a little bit of a background history: Spain had conquered Cuba in 1511 under Diego Velasquez. Frequent insurrections failed to end Spain's harsh rule. From 1868 to 1878 occurred the Armed rebellion known as the Ten Year's War, led by plantation owner Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, a co-author of Cuba's declaration of independence. After the loss of more than 200,000 lives, the revolt ended in failure. In 1933, Fulgencio Batista led a "sergeants" revolt" that toppled the despotic rule of Gen. Grarado Machado and it was at that time that Batista became the most powerful man in Cuba. He was elected president in 1940 and made himself chief of state with dictatorial powers. Years of corrupt government, terrorism and embezzlement made by the United States led to a revolt in 1958 under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Batista fled to the Dominican Republic and the Fidelistas were in control of Havana. Castro then became Cuba's leader at the young age of 32. At first people applauded the downfall of Batista and hoped that Castro could bring the country the prosperity it had wished for. Unfortunately, before long, people came to realization that the new regime had embraced Communism. In Cuba, Castro's regime has created the most repressive police state apparatus in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba is like the George Orwell nightmare predicted in the book "1984" except that this time the country is set in the tropics with Big Brother sporting a beard and cigar. Cuba never believed in Human Rights as Castro refused to ratify any major international law protecting these human rights.
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro has been the dictator of Cuba since 1959. ... Fidel leads the communist Cuba which has a big effect n the foreign and Domestic policies. Castro was born in Biran, near Mayari, Cuba. His given and family name was Fidel Castro Ruz. ... I think that Fidel Castro is a very powerful and respectful leader. ...
Castro As Prime Minister Of Cuba Earlier this year, on January first Fidel Castro and his revolutionary followers marched into Santiago de Cuba. ... On January 8th Fidel marches to Havana with the main body of the revolutionary army. The Cuban Ministry of State then announced that the United States Navy and Air force will be immediately withdrawn from Cuba where they trained Batista's armed forces. On February 13th Jose Miro Cardona resigns as prime minister which leaves Fidel Castro as the new prime minister. With Cuba under new rule the United States has yet another conflict ad...
To an average American, all that goes on in Cuba and the Castro government is what we hear from the news. ... It wasn't until he was 15 years old that he left his home and decided to join the rebels, led by Fidel Castro. ... Fidel Castro charmed all of Cuba. ... Fidel Castro promised freedom but he never provided it. ... This turned people against each other and silenced many who opposed Fidel Castro. ...
Fidel Castro was the president of Cuba from 1976-2008, he was considered a dictator because he was the only who had a say in any matter. Fidel overthrew the last leader Batista and was sworn in as the prime minister until 1976 when he became president of Cuba. ... Castro then spread out to recruit new members along with Guevara, over a span of two years they developed a plan to use guerilla warfare to overthrow Batista, With Batista losing popularity in Cuba he fled to the DR, Castro had succeeded with his plan to gain control over key areas in/around Cuba, he was praised highly for this also...
It goes without saying that Cuba has had its share of ups and downs under the Castro regime. ... Fidel Castro is one of only a handful of leaders that still maintains a communist-socialist system. ... There is still a sense of socialism and communism as long as there is Fidel Castro. Personally, I believe that Fidel Castro was a very wise man. ... I think that living under a capitalist system for my whole life, I could never adapt to the communist system of Fidel Castro. ...
Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, berated the US Republican Party presidential candidates for their "idiocy and ignorance" after they announced their intentions to bring freedom to Cuba upon election. Just days before the Republican Party's primary in Florida - a state that many Cuban Americans call home - the Cuba Debate website posted Castro's discontent in the "Reflections" column. After rebuking the US for thinking Cuba would "fall into her bosom like ripe fruit," Castro wrote, "the fruit did not fall." ... If I'm fortunate enough to become the next president of the ...
The dean of our program, Lloyd Lewan, befriended Cuban President, Fidel Castro, six years prior. ... Additionally, I could not help but ponder what, if any, alternative motive Fidel Castro was pursuing. However, during Fidel's speech along with my brief stay in Cuba, I learned more about Cuba's history, culture and society than I ever bargained for. ... When American troops, ordered by Kennedy on April 17, 1861, invaded Cuba with confident intentions of assassinating Castro and introducing American government to the Cubans, Cuba and it's leader persisted and retained inde...
To the communist party in Cuba, Fidel Castro appeared tempestuous, irresponsible and stubbornly bourgeois. ... Batista started to fail the Cuban communists and their loyalties transferred gradually to Castro, completely by 1958. ... In 1960 Castro was swiftly pushing Cuba to the left, and as a result many Cubans left, along with the American investors. ... The emigres were expected to draw support from the island, and Fidel Castro (who was at that time thought to be unpopular) and his inefficient, unstable government would collapse almost instantly. ... Even anti-Castro habanero's in Cuba...
Fidel Alefjandro Castro was born in Galicia, Cuba on August 13, 1926. ... They had a son on September 1, 1949 and also named him Fidel Castro. ... In 1960, the Castro government took over U.S. oil refineries in Cuba. ... Castro responded by taking over all U.S. businesses in Cuba." ... By this point, Fidel had taken over $850 million worth of U.S. property in Cuba. ...