Fidel Castro

been so vilified as Fidel Castro. Both worship and vilification distort the true image. Fidel is one of the most extraordinary men of our times, but he is neither saint nor devil. Take him for what he is.” -Herbert Matthews Fidel Castro is a name that many know - be it for its power to strike fear in the hearts of liberal U.S Americans or be it to cause hearts of patriotic Cubans to pulse and tremble with passion at the sound of the name of their country’s hero. Fidel Castro was a man of…

bottom. Based on at Fidel Castro's malicious actions and corruption, mankind is inherently evil. Fidel Castro was born from a wealthy family in Eastern Cuba. He attended schools in Santiago de Cuba before going to a Catholic high school in Havana. He would then go to the University of Havana where he would study…

When one leader becomes notorious, his immediate peers often catch his disease. A great example of this might exist in the Cuban Revolution; Fidel Castro gained the majority of the notoriety through that war, he fell much deeper into the abyss of notoriety than his friend Che Guevara. Fidel Castro soaked up most of the negative notoriety, and in the meantime Che became an iconic figure to the Cubans. This sort of infection happened very often in history and is still…

I believe that Fidel Castro should be remembered as both a brutal dictator and a hero to the people. I believe that he should be remembered as a hero to the people because his main focus was to help the poor in Cuba. Although the execution of it could have been better he did make certain aspects of Cuba better. The overall literacy rate in Cuba grew 95 percent. As well as having universal health care. But the bad outweighed the good in Castro’s situation. While Cuba literacy rate improved and…

their struggles and their role in the war, whether good or evil. The country which had the role most notable in the Cold War was Cuba. Cuba was a very important country for the U.S and the USSR in the Cold War. The leader of Cuba at the time, Fidel Castro, was willing to accept missiles from the USSR, though being fully aware to the fact that they were in very close proximity to Florida, a US state. This tense standoff between the USSR, Cuba, and the US is an event I will go in greater depth…

Cuba for over fifty years and became associated with Cuba’s identity. The role of Communism negatively impacted Cuba both economically and politically over the past fifty years. Recent events in Cuba, including the November 25, 2016, death of Fidel Castro, began to reverse the negativity of Cuba’s communism, as well as the re-engagement of international relationships with the United States. Progress with Cuba’s foreign relationships are in action. This can only be seen as a positive for Cuba…

Cuba's Fidel Castro was the leader of the oldest dictatorship in the world until he officially stepped down due to failing health, and handed power over to his brother Raul Castro. While Castro is not the official leader, he still holds enormous power over Cuba's policies and people. For 50 years Castro ruled over the island that was once the center of the modern Caribbean, the most progressive and enlightened of all island nations(the boys from Dolores). Today Cuba is a country suffering from…

Fidel Castro Fidel Castro is one of the most powerful men that ever lived. He is a man that is full of knowledge and perseverance. His strong will for the ownership of power took over his life. On the contrary he was very intelligent willing to give everything in order to have that power. His stability and work ethic allowed him to become a powerful dictator. To better understand Fidel Castro a person should examine his rise of power, his victories, and his leadership. First of all,…

Cuba, as a Caribbean island nation, is a totalitarian (a government system which gives people very little or nil authority) communist state with the political belief of “One state, One party” since 1959. Lead by General Raul Castro who heads the Cuban Communist Party, which is the only authorized party in the country. Cuba has seen a volatile political scenario with changing and rejection of constitutions, official lies and unofficial truths about political status quos, lack of diplomatic…

Thesis: Angel Castro y Argiz was a migrant to Cuba from Spain where he started growing sugar cane and became very wealthy of his work. After his first marriage failed Angel took his household servant, Lina Ruz Gonzalez as his first mistress and soon to be second wife. Together they had seven children and amongst three girls and three boys Castro is the third oldest. Introduction; Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 near Biran, in the eastern Orient Province of Cuba. He was the third child…