Based on a review of the eight-part Netflix documentary, “The Cuba Libre Story,” this leadership study is to identify and compare the leadership styles, traits and influences of Cuba's leaders. The discussion will examine how they have affected the Cuban people, Latin America and the world for the past one hundred plus years.
Cuba's leaders have claimed to use every means available to protect Cuba and the Cuban people from oppression and tyranny, while becoming tyrants and using authoritarian methods to rule the country. The first or these leaders in Cuba’s modern era, beginning in 1933 was General Fulgencio Batista, “soldier and political leader who twice ruled Cuba—first in 1933–44 with an efficient government and again in 1952–59 as a …show more content…
The majority of officers in the Cuban army where white and of Spanish decent, where Batista was a nonwhite native Cuban. He convinced the nonwhite officers and Soldiers to join him and he began years of military control of Cuba. During the period from 1933-1940 now, General Batista serves as the de facto dictator of Cuba while installing several puppet governments; however, he does make policy changes that benefit most Cubans. During this period, he did become very popular with the poorer Cuban people. In 1940, “General Batista bade farewell to his uniform to run for President of Cuba,” and now President Batista delivered on his promises brought reforms and established a new constitution for Cuba. During this period in the early 1940’s the US Government and the American Mafia influenced Cuba, by selling them military arms and managing gambling casinos. Batista and his closest confidants profited from both of these groups, “there little question that Meyer Lansky thoroughly corrupted Batista, he received millions of dollars every year,” Batista retired in 1944 and left the country. He returned in 1952, sized power through a military coup, and became a brutal …show more content…
They both surrounded themselves with external influences that drove them in separate directions as leaders of Cuba, Batista to power and money, Castro to power and adoration. Raul Castro’s leadership style fits closer to one of the, “Trait Theories,” he is dominant, adaptable, dependable, clever, diplomatic and tactful. He was very comfortable serving in his long time number two position to his brother Fidel. Today world leaders underestimate Raul Castro, he is confident that he will leave Cuba to a leader that will carry his and Fidel’s legacy for the future of Cuba. If this remains true the Cuban people will continue to remain just south of
Cuba's leaders have claimed to use every means available to protect Cuba and the Cuban people from oppression and tyranny, while becoming tyrants and using authoritarian methods to rule the country. The first or these leaders in Cuba’s modern era, beginning in 1933 was General Fulgencio Batista, “soldier and political leader who twice ruled Cuba—first in 1933–44 with an efficient government and again in 1952–59 as a …show more content…
The majority of officers in the Cuban army where white and of Spanish decent, where Batista was a nonwhite native Cuban. He convinced the nonwhite officers and Soldiers to join him and he began years of military control of Cuba. During the period from 1933-1940 now, General Batista serves as the de facto dictator of Cuba while installing several puppet governments; however, he does make policy changes that benefit most Cubans. During this period, he did become very popular with the poorer Cuban people. In 1940, “General Batista bade farewell to his uniform to run for President of Cuba,” and now President Batista delivered on his promises brought reforms and established a new constitution for Cuba. During this period in the early 1940’s the US Government and the American Mafia influenced Cuba, by selling them military arms and managing gambling casinos. Batista and his closest confidants profited from both of these groups, “there little question that Meyer Lansky thoroughly corrupted Batista, he received millions of dollars every year,” Batista retired in 1944 and left the country. He returned in 1952, sized power through a military coup, and became a brutal …show more content…
They both surrounded themselves with external influences that drove them in separate directions as leaders of Cuba, Batista to power and money, Castro to power and adoration. Raul Castro’s leadership style fits closer to one of the, “Trait Theories,” he is dominant, adaptable, dependable, clever, diplomatic and tactful. He was very comfortable serving in his long time number two position to his brother Fidel. Today world leaders underestimate Raul Castro, he is confident that he will leave Cuba to a leader that will carry his and Fidel’s legacy for the future of Cuba. If this remains true the Cuban people will continue to remain just south of