Fulgencio Batist The Cuban Revolution

Fulgencio Batista stared his rule on October 10, 1940 by being elected President of Cuba. He served until his termed ended in 1944. During his last year he introduced taxes to help America and their war efforts. Cubans did not like this because many of them were poor (history). After his term, Batista went to America only to return in 1952. He tried to run for President once again but was defeated. Upset by his defeat, he led a military coup. A military coup is a military force that carries out actions without knowing the political objective (definition). By 1952 Batista had become a dictator over Cuba. Because Batista would “match, dollar for dollar, any hotel investment over $1 million, which would include a casino license” (pbs) there was an influx in gambling, so much so that Meyer Lanksy and many other rich Americans got involved (pbs). It is said that Batista took 30% of money raised and his wife took 10% (history). There was very little done for the poor and on July 26, 1953 a group attacked …show more content…
His father, Angel, owned a sugar plantation (bio). He had five siblings and received private education at a Jesuit boarding school. Castro was not only intelligent but he also pitched for one of his school’s baseball teams (bio) before entering law school at the University of Havana. While becoming a lawyer he found himself becoming involved with politics. Castro had always had a “passion for reform (bio)”. He once traveled to Dominican Republic to join a group trying to overthrow its dictator. Soon after Castro joined the Orthodox Party; this party was highlighted to help economic independence, standards of living workers, and balance of social classes to name just three (party)”. At age twenty two Castro had married (though he divorced in 1955) and had one child. By the age of 32 he had taken control away from Batista. Then on February 16, 1959 Fidel Castro become the prime minister of Cuba