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    2016. Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who lead Cuba as a Prime Minister and then he was President‚ but stepdown in 2008. Castro handed over the leadership of Cuba to his brother Raúl in 2008. Cubans like leaders like Castro and they hope his brother would be like him. Castro has two siblings one boy and one girl. What is Fidel Castro Spheres of influence? He freed his country from a dictator supported by USA his name was Fulgenceo Batista. The Cuban people didn’t like Batista

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    Ernesto Guevara

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    Ernesto Guevara Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928-1967) was an Argentine physician and revolutionary who played a key role in the Cuban Revolution. He also served in the government of Cuba after the communist takeover before leaving Cuba to try and stir up rebellions in Africa and South America. He was captured and executed by Bolivian security forces in 1967. Today‚ he is considered by many to be a symbol of rebellion and idealism‚ while others see him as a murderer. Ernesto was born into

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    Nationality: Cuban * Political Party: Communist Party of Cuba * Profession: Lawyer and Politician * Spouses: Mirta Diaz-Balart (1948-1955)‚ Dalia Soto Del Valle (1980-Present) Fidel Castro demonstrated an early affection for power; he read and studied Hitler’s actions and his novel‚ Mein Kamph as well as Italian Fascist Benito Mussolini’s actions. His early history exposes his intentions for the future clearly‚ and confirms his interest in Communism. Fidel Castro’s first involvement in Cuban military

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    experiences depicts Che as the critical element in the success of the Cuban revolution. Che is a description of the 82 man guerilla force that first arrived in Cuba in 1956. They used a historic leaky boat from Mexico. In the beginning‚ Che was a medic‚ after undergoing training in Buenos Aires as a doctor. This beginning part of his

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    invasion. In 1959‚ Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev‚ the leader of the Soviet Union. Before his inauguration‚ John F. Kennedy was briefed on a plan by the Central Intelligence Agency‚ developed during the Eisenhower administration‚ to train Cuban exiles for an invasion of their homeland. The plan anticipated that the Cuban people and elements

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    Castro Background

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    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

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    apparent in the Caribbean Sea‚ due to existing conflicts between Cuba and Spain. Years before the war would begin‚ there were numerous violent attempts by Cubans in the effort for independence and greater autonomy from their Spanish rulers. One was the Ten Years’ War‚ in which a sugar planter named Carlos Manuel de Cespedes‚ along with thousands of Cubans‚ led a failed attempt for independence that lasted‚ wow‚ ten years. In response to the uprisings‚ the Spanish

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    by (Alfonso‚ 2004). The categorized characteristics are based on facial features‚ skin color‚ and hair texture but Cuban do not define themselves as fixed racial groups. Cuba is conceptually structured based on race and not ancestry. Cuban classification is reflected on the status of whiteness and blackness as identity marker (Alfonso‚ 2004). Language is intricately involved with Cuban identity. Spanish being the principle and official language of the island since the Spanish colonization‚ is

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    Castro was a Cuban dictator‚ he was born in Biran Cuba in 1926. Castro overthrew the government by using guerilla warfare tactics. After successfully overthrowing the government he was sworn in as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister‚ Castro established secret military and economic connections with the Soviet Union. These relations later lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1976 Castro became president of Cuba. Castro was the one of 6 children‚ two brothers Ramon and Raul (current Cuban president) and

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    The Bay of Pigs

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    killed and the whole plan turned to utter failure. There are many embarrassing situations in United States’ history such as the Japanese-American Internment during World War II. From failure to overthrow Fidel Castro’s Communist Cuba and losing many Cuban Exiles and American weaponry‚ decisions that were made to result in the failure to strategies that were proven non-useful in the ordeal are just a few reasons to prove that the Bay of Pigs Invasion was one of the most embarrassing chapters for the

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