Events was very different than Guatemala
The main difference was the leaders
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, at 26 he led a 150 man attack made of farmers and factory workers against the military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in 1953.
They were out maned so he fled to mountains but was captured weeks later.
Another difference was the makeup of the two societies.
Cuba was mad up of decedents of slaves.
Castro 's revolution would develop under the shadow of American government when it was a colony of Spain, US expansionists want to make Cuba a state of the union
US intervention, during Cuba 's fight for independence helped them break Spain 's grip
Cuba allowed US to set up a permanent military base in Guantanamo.
Cuba 's sugar became tied to US markets …show more content…
The CPP had become self serving, member was enriching themselves as party and government bureaucrats
Nkrumah 's attempts to crack down on the corruption failed, he began to silences hi critics and moved to a one-party state in 1964
He was referred to as “Big Man” and a dominating political figure.
Powerful outsiders want Nkrumah gone
He survived three attempts against his life
In February 1966 he fell victim to a coup
Exiled to Guinea
He watched the growth of the black panther party in the States
Nkrumah died in 1972
Colonial Legacies in Ghana and
The main difference was the leaders
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, at 26 he led a 150 man attack made of farmers and factory workers against the military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in 1953.
They were out maned so he fled to mountains but was captured weeks later.
Another difference was the makeup of the two societies.
Cuba was mad up of decedents of slaves.
Castro 's revolution would develop under the shadow of American government when it was a colony of Spain, US expansionists want to make Cuba a state of the union
US intervention, during Cuba 's fight for independence helped them break Spain 's grip
Cuba allowed US to set up a permanent military base in Guantanamo.
Cuba 's sugar became tied to US markets …show more content…
The CPP had become self serving, member was enriching themselves as party and government bureaucrats
Nkrumah 's attempts to crack down on the corruption failed, he began to silences hi critics and moved to a one-party state in 1964
He was referred to as “Big Man” and a dominating political figure.
Powerful outsiders want Nkrumah gone
He survived three attempts against his life
In February 1966 he fell victim to a coup
Exiled to Guinea
He watched the growth of the black panther party in the States
Nkrumah died in 1972
Colonial Legacies in Ghana and