Fidel Castro is revered as one of the most prominent communist leaders of the last century. On August 13, 1926 Fidel Castro was born in Birán, Cuba to his parents Angel Castro y Agrgiz and Lina Ruz Gonzalez. Fidel had six siblings consisting of four sisters and two brothers. His brothers were Raul and Ramon Castro, and his sisters went by the names of Juanita, Angelita, Enma, and Augustina Castro. His dad was a Spanish immigrant who made a fortune constructing railroad systems with the means of transporting sugar cane. At the age of six, an adolescent Castro was sent to live in Santiago de Cuba with his teacher. There he attended several schools until he finally enrolled himself at the El Colegio de Belen in Havana. Growing up, Castro was
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While Castro was attending school, he became immersed in revolutionary politics and in 1947 he participated in his first abortive attempt. This was an attempt by Dominican exiles and Cubans to overthrow Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Castro used this and continued to pursue his interest in politics. With time, Castro rose to importance among the public and openly spoke out and protested on the government’s transgressions. During the end of the 1940’s Castro was introduced and greatly influenced by Marxism. Marxism was the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Through studying Marxism, Castro came to the conclusion that it was not only the corrupt politicians that were a problem of Cuba, but also it was the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie that was also a problem. In 1950, Castro graduated as a Doctor of Law and began a legal practice. Due to poor finances he had to close the firm, but after doing so he turned his interests more to politics and became a member of the Cuban Peace …show more content…
Though he repudiated being a Communist and disputed of having Marxist-type governance, much of his policies reflect the Soviet-style control of economy and the communist influence on the governance. He was extensively criticized for his reformative policies which led to the establishment of anti-Castro groups. The group opposed the government, which was duly suppressed by Castro. Even journalists and writers who wrote against the government were forced to publish clarification at the end to every article that opposed the government, thus leading to press censorship. Castro worked towards strengthening the ties between Cuba and the Soviet Union and it agreed to organize Cuba’s defense committee. Furthermore, Cuba agreed to buy oil from Soviet, which led to expropriation of the U.S.-owned refineries in Cuba, when the latter refused to process the oil. Striking back, US cut short Cuba’s import of sugar. US-Cuba ties deteriorated with the passage of time and came to all-time low in 1961. Outgoing US President Dwight Eisenhower broke off all diplomatic relations with
While Castro was attending school, he became immersed in revolutionary politics and in 1947 he participated in his first abortive attempt. This was an attempt by Dominican exiles and Cubans to overthrow Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Castro used this and continued to pursue his interest in politics. With time, Castro rose to importance among the public and openly spoke out and protested on the government’s transgressions. During the end of the 1940’s Castro was introduced and greatly influenced by Marxism. Marxism was the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Through studying Marxism, Castro came to the conclusion that it was not only the corrupt politicians that were a problem of Cuba, but also it was the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie that was also a problem. In 1950, Castro graduated as a Doctor of Law and began a legal practice. Due to poor finances he had to close the firm, but after doing so he turned his interests more to politics and became a member of the Cuban Peace …show more content…
Though he repudiated being a Communist and disputed of having Marxist-type governance, much of his policies reflect the Soviet-style control of economy and the communist influence on the governance. He was extensively criticized for his reformative policies which led to the establishment of anti-Castro groups. The group opposed the government, which was duly suppressed by Castro. Even journalists and writers who wrote against the government were forced to publish clarification at the end to every article that opposed the government, thus leading to press censorship. Castro worked towards strengthening the ties between Cuba and the Soviet Union and it agreed to organize Cuba’s defense committee. Furthermore, Cuba agreed to buy oil from Soviet, which led to expropriation of the U.S.-owned refineries in Cuba, when the latter refused to process the oil. Striking back, US cut short Cuba’s import of sugar. US-Cuba ties deteriorated with the passage of time and came to all-time low in 1961. Outgoing US President Dwight Eisenhower broke off all diplomatic relations with