Fidel Castro: The Cuban Revolution

Some people may consider Fidel Castro to be the greatest man to ever live. However, those people are stupid communist so they are wrong. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, was born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba. He enrolled at the School of Law of the University of Havana in 1945. Castro’s main activity at the university was politics, and he joined in numerous riots during his time there. After graduating in 1950, Fidel Castro began his practice of law and became a member of the reformist Cuban People’s Party. Two years later, He became their candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives from a Havana district for the elections scheduled for June 1952. However, the former Cuban president, Gen. Fulgencio Batista, overthrew the government of President Carlos Prío Socarrás and proceeded to cancel the elections
After failing to dislodge Batista’s new dictatorship by legal means, Castro began to organize a rebel force for the task. Hoping to spark a widespread uprising, Fidel Castro led about 160 men in a suicidal attack on the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953. Castro was one of the only men to survive the raid, and was sentenced to 15 years jail time. When released, Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro went to Mexico and continued to plot against the …show more content…
On December 2, 1956, Castro led a force of 81 men to invade Cuba on its eastern coast. Among the few survivors were Fidel and Raul. Fidel’s revolution gained popularity, and they began to wage a guerrilla war against Batista. Castro’s guerrillas won battle after battle against the demoralized Cuban military. Pro Castro propaganda played a crucial part in the war, and caused many cuban sympathizers to switch sides. On January 1, 1959 Batista was forced to flee the country. “Castro’s force of 800 guerrillas had defeated the Cuban government’s 30,000-man professional