Castro Background
------------------------------------------------- Background of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born August 13, 1926. At 13 years old he organized a rebellion against his Father’s sugar plantation, showing that even at a very young age, Fidel was a natural born rebellious leader. He became a lawyer in Havana, however, Fidel would often take the cases of people who could not afford to pay him. As a result, he struggled for enough money to live. Because of his experiences as a lawyer, Castro saw the imbalances between rich and poor in Cuba. He also developed a dislike for American businessmen who lead the country. 1947, Castro joined the Cuban people’s party. Cuban people’s party was expected to win election of 1952 until Fulgencio Batista took control if cuba’s government with force. Castro lead 123 men to attack the Moncada Army Barracks, however, Castro’s forces lost the battle and they were captured. Castro was put on trial; he took this opportunity to speak about Cuba’s problems and ways to fix them. This speech was later turned into a book entitled History Will Absolve me. After 2 years in prison, castro fled to mexico for a year to plan a second attempt at overthrowing the Cuban government. 1956, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and 80 rebels go to cuba. Before reaching their destination, they were nearly wiped out and only 16 men with 12 weapons remained of the group. They gradually attacked army bases to take weapons, and with the territory they gained, the guerrilla group shared land with peasants. Because of this, Batista tortured and killed people for information on castro, and these actions only gained more supporters for Castro. 1958, 45 organizations supported Castro and even some of Batistas troops joined Castro’s growing army. As this fight went on, the United States of America supplied Batista with weapons and war vehicles. However, this was not enough to
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born August 13, 1926. At 13 years old he organized a rebellion against his Father’s sugar plantation, showing that even at a very young age, Fidel was a natural born rebellious leader. He became a lawyer in Havana, however, Fidel would often take the cases of people who could not afford to pay him. As a result, he struggled for enough money to live. Because of his experiences as a lawyer, Castro saw the imbalances between rich and poor in Cuba. He also developed a dislike for American businessmen who lead the country. 1947, Castro joined the Cuban people’s party. Cuban people’s party was expected to win election of 1952 until Fulgencio Batista took control if cuba’s government with force. Castro lead 123 men to attack the Moncada Army Barracks, however, Castro’s forces lost the battle and they were captured. Castro was put on trial; he took this opportunity to speak about Cuba’s problems and ways to fix them. This speech was later turned into a book entitled History Will Absolve me. After 2 years in prison, castro fled to mexico for a year to plan a second attempt at overthrowing the Cuban government. 1956, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and 80 rebels go to cuba. Before reaching their destination, they were nearly wiped out and only 16 men with 12 weapons remained of the group. They gradually attacked army bases to take weapons, and with the territory they gained, the guerrilla group shared land with peasants. Because of this, Batista tortured and killed people for information on castro, and these actions only gained more supporters for Castro. 1958, 45 organizations supported Castro and even some of Batistas troops joined Castro’s growing army. As this fight went on, the United States of America supplied Batista with weapons and war vehicles. However, this was not enough to