Castro

Castro Fidel Castro Some say he is a great leader, but others believe he is a bully and a true oppressor. Regardless, in order to stay in power for as long as he has, he must have all the qualities of a great leader. These qualities were proven when he took control of Cuba in 1959 and established a communist dictatorship. (Gale Research,1998) He was Born in Mayari on August 13, 1927. As a boy he worked on his family’s sugar Plantation. Castro went to the University of Havana in 1945 and earned his degree in law. Castro then married Mirta Diaz Balart. They had only one son. Soon after they had their son, his wife divorced him in 1955.(Gale Research,1998) As a lawyer he defended the poor and he was a candidate for the Cuban Congress. He did not get in congress because Batista canceled the elections. Castro and his brother Raul, bought guns out of their pockets for 150 people. They assaulted an army barracks in Santiago de Cuba, and went to jail for it. Castro then went into exile. They reorganized, and about 80 soldiers were castro, cuba, united, states, power, world, took, son, qualities, poor, nonaligned, nations, movement, made, fight, escaped, dictatorship, congress, communist, chairman, because, batista, army, years, worked, wife, way, warfaregale, university, union, unable, two, true, technical