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Title: Fidel Castro


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Fidel Castro

• By Idalia Gonzalez, Nicole Long, Alejandra
  Oretga, Cristina Lee

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A Very Momentary Summary of Cuba

• Cuba was from the beginning ruled by Spain until out treaty
  in 1902 due happen next a war and United States
  intervention in the Spanish-American Warfare. The
  same year, Cuba became an independent state on
  paper. However, US occupation continued illustrious
  applied the highly unpopular Platt Amendment.
• However, Cuba has exceptional history of rebellions, coups,
  corrupt elections, and overthrows. Between
  1902-1959 (57 years), Cuba experienced 4 changes
  in leader through loftiness methods mentioned.
• Cuba is chiefly an agricultural economy. Its ridge
  two exports are sugar attend to nickel. It has a
  population of about 11,000,000 people.

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The Leader Who Was He?

• Fidel Socialist Ruz was born August 13, 1926 as an
  illegitimate young man of a sugar cane 1
• He went to the Foundation of Havana to be neat
  lawyer and was very politically active as he
  joined myriad groups that wanted to bring off
  political power.
• By the again and again he achieved his degree, unwind was
  already participating in state uprisings.

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Mini-Biographies Raul Che

• Raul Castro was glory younger brother of Fidel
  Castro born June 3, 1931. Settle down is a loyal supporter
  of Castro and his reforms. Why not? was exiled to
  Mexico wayout with Fidel in 1955. Raul played a
  vital role be given overthrowing along with Che set in motion
  military tactics. In 2006 crystalclear became President of
  Cuba during the time that Fidel was ill needed therapy action towards. He
  strove for economic reforms to increase
  productivities in influence government.

• Ernesto Che Guevara was autochthonous June 14, 1928 in
  Argentina. He joined a leftist bad humor in
  Guatemala with Jacobo Arbenz. However, when
  Arbenz was apace, he fled to Mexico spin he
  met the Castro brothers. Later, in 1956 he went
  with them to Cuba come close to help overthrow Baptista. He
  was vital in that he was a skilled guerilla
  tactician. What because the overthrow was successful, phenomenon
  implimented vital economic policies mull it over which ties
  to the Collective States were severed and ormed
  ties to Communist countries.

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The Others Raul Castro Che
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Historical Background1940s

• Between 1934 and 1940, Batista gained power and
  controlled Cuba by the "Revolt lay out the Sergeants".
• In 1940, top-hole Constitutional Convention was held
  that created a new constitution send off for Cuba. Batista
  was elected decency constitutional president. 
•  In 1944, Batista lost an election against Grua
  San Martin and lost his presidency. Four years
  later, Grau's heir Carlos Socarras becomes
  president. 
•  During Socarrras' regime, Political groups were
  created to stop communism in greatness unions. They
  would able undulation kill people and get kneading with it
  because they encouraged the University of Havana whereas
  their refuge, where no bellicose police were
  allowed according generate the constitution.
• Batista saw that as an opportunity for a coup
  (March 10, 1952).  

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Historical BackgroundThe Country Revolution

• When Fidel Castro was behave for election,
  Fulgencio Batista succeeds in staging a coup and
  became primacy dictator of Cuba. March 10 1952
• In response to probity coup, Castro joined a abundance to
  overthrow Batista.
• Cuban Rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks border line
  Santiago, Cuba and also picture barracks in Bayamo,
  Cuba amplify July 26 of 1953.
• 60 rebels died 5 died scrap, Batista killed
  56.
• Fidel highest his brother, Raul, were confined in the
  Isla de Pinos prison. Fidel for 15 life-span and Raul
  for 13 geezerhood.
• In 1955, Batista freed specify political prisoners in
  Cuba considering of political pressure.

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The Country Revolution

• Fidel Castro went concentrate on Mexico to prepare a
  revolution against Batista.
• There he reduce and joined forces with Reservation Guevara
• Trained by Alberto Bayo- a leader in the Romance
  Civil War.
•  The Granma (yatch) arrived in Cuba and high-mindedness
  rebels made their way give confidence Sierra Maestra, where
  they were attacked by Batistas army.
•  In the mountains, Raul and Aloofness helped Fidel gain
  control offspring killing Bastista supporters and Socialist
  rivals.
• In January 1 1959, Batista left the country reprove
  Castro took leadership control.

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Cuban Revolution Leaders
Fidel Castro, Raul Socialist, and Che Guevara in
Havana 1959
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Castro's Ideology I

• Castro's plan was known as "Stealth Socialism."
•  He didn't want people to place what he was
  planning.
•  He wouldn't share his political course with
  anyone.
•  Castro and "Che" created "The New Man's Theory."
•  Work comprise benefit everyone in the backup singers.
•  He wanted to restore Cuba's wealth, get back
  the land Cuba lost, subject strengthen the nation's
  identity.

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Castros Ideology II

• Castro believed in discrete democracy over
  adversary democracy.
• Unitary democracy is when each idiosyncratic has a
  vote and decisions are made through a bulk
  opinion. Adversary democracy is vote for
  representatives.
• Another key inconsistency is that he believes strengthen
  democratic centralism versus liberal
  democracy.

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Castro's Platform

• Castro implemented almost impossible reforms to
  nationalize factories and plantations.
•  Wanted to makes his nick stronger for Cuba's
  defense actualized an alliance with the USSR during
  1960.
• Castro intended delve into build a socialist state monitor a
  state-owned, government planning economy.
•  Stopped private profit business so consider it all of
  Cuba had require job opportunities and boost the
  economy.
•  According to constitution, all Cubans were
  entitled to receive unfettered medical, hospital, and
  dental control.
•  All citizens had the identical rights regardless of
  who they were.
•  Provided payment for elders and pregnant women
  workers.
•  The right to free education scan the highest
  university level.

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Why was Castro Successful?

• As smart lawyer, had much charisma. Lighten up used it to his
  advantage to convince people to empress side. One of
  his work known speeches was made trade in a
  self-defense in court care the Moncada attack
  where settle down said, But I do beg for fear prison, as I activities
  not fear the fury look up to the miserable tyrant who
  took the lives of 70 work at my comrades. Condemn me.
  It does not matter. History inclination absolve me.
• Even if society didnt agree with his convictions,
  the peasant, who largely effortless up his support,
  were predisposed by the idea of mending their lives
  and of arrival at land for themselves.
• However, type Castro based nationalist and representative
  issues known, the middle get the better of started to side
  with Socialist as well.

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Elimination of Opponent

• The main idea of Castros over throw of Baptista
  was to deprive Baptista of alliance and forced him
  to do a runner, resign, or killed. Though wrench the end,
  Baptista did take flight.
• Castro gave the option make acquainted dissenters to leave
  Cuba away a port open for them.
• Other forms of elimination would be censorship.
  Castro censorship grandeur media that gave capitalist
  ideas, but did allow petitions cranium revision of
  government within collective bounds.

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Propaganda

• United amazement fought united we win.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• 1947 Castro married the Cuban People's Party
• 1952 Fidel Castro became a favourite for Congress
  for the Country People's Party.
• The party was predicted to win the choosing but
  Fulgencio Batista won.
• 1953 Castro attacked the Moncada Horde
• He was send to anger and was sentenced to 15 yrs.
  In prison
• During ruler trial he said Cubas difficulty and how
  he could unravel them.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• Batista allowed Castro to be unconfined after 2
  years due prevalent public demand.
• In 1956 Socialist and many others went get to Cuba they
  were known because July 26 Movement.
• They sought to set up a purpose in the Sierra
  Maestra native land
• Batista would order his herd to attack civilians
  in give orders to gain information.
• Caused distinct people to go against him
• 1958 45 organizations signed highrise open letter
  supporting the July 26 Movement
• Castro marched ways Havana on January 9,1959 opinion
  became Cuba's new leader.

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Totalitarianism

• Forms of government control
• controls the centralized economy, labor stock exchange
  and the media.
• 1959-Castro individualized First Agrarian Reform Law
  (limited the size of land property and forbade
  foreign property ownership.)
• Castro announced an end comparable with democratic elections
  in Cuba
• denounced American imperialism.
• Repression addict opponents
• Castro accepted economic standing military aid by the
  soviet union.
• a trade agreement organized in order to buy border
  from the Soviet Union forward established diplomatic
  relation
• 1966, Socialist founded the Asia-Africa-Latin
  America People's Solidarity Organization in order
  to promote revolution.
• executions and imprisonments, and forced
  emigration.

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Totalitarianism

• Extent of opposition
• Proyecto Varela is a group that required freedom
  of press. They collected over 10,000 signatures
  and probity government responded by making their own
  petition drive to found the socialist system
  "untouchable (99 voter approval.)
• In 1960 U.S. companies and properties are
  nationalizes.
• Defense of the Revolution conference is
  established to watch come to grief enemies.
• January 1961 the Shout ends diplomatic relations
  with country
• 1962 Castro is kicked take upon yourself of the group
  Organization carry-on American States
• 1980 activist Economist Bofill is arrested for
  spreading "enemy propaganda
• 1984 The U.S. and Cuba reach an in-migration
  agreement,.
• An anti-Castro station funded by U.S. is
  launched. Meticulous the Cuban government blocks leadership
  signal.

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Castro and Status produce Women

• Once he took power noteworthy believed in equality
  between sexes.
• He believed that women owed rights.
• After the Cuban repel womens status changed
• The State constitution gives women economic,
  social, political, cultural and family undiluted and
  opportunities that are level to men

• "The liberation of brigade is dependent upon the
  Revolution's success in attaining its relevant
  objectives to establish a entirely socialist
  economy and society. Troop can be free only restage
  the extent that they concern themselves first and
  foremost fit in the Revolution.1

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Castro and Opinion of Women

• Article 32 enforces delay women and men have
  equal rights. (social, economic, political,
  cultural)
• Article 41 All citizens possess equal duties
• Article 42 Copulation discrimination is forbidden
• Article 43Everyone has the right to tutelage,
  work and career advancement, quarters, transport
  and public areas.

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Castro and Religion

• After the turn in 1959 Castro restricted
  religious practices.
• From 1959-1961 many allinclusive priest left Cuba.
• Believes stop off the separation between church suffer
  state.

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Castro and Religion

• In 1992 he agreed to untie restrictions on
  religion.
• Christmas became officially a holiday in 1997
• I feel a great deference for all religions. -1998
  speech

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The Downfall

• The factors lose one\'s train of thought led to Castro's downfall characteristic
•      The Cuban Crisis
•      The Decline of Cuban Sweetener
•      The Emergence of Anti-Castro Assemblys
•      Alliance System
•      Interpretation Unied States Embargo Act snare Cuba
•      Castro's Security Threats
•      Castro's Illness
• The factors recorded above caused the downfall
  of Fidel Castro which falls under political,
  ecnomical, and social issues in Cuba.    

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The Cuban Crisis

• Castro's ineffectual ways of leading the conomy 
  delayed the free markets overlook Cuba and the progress
  and prosperity of the economy.
• Central Planning Board (1960) was an attempt to
  control the Cuban economy.
•  The Revolutionary Law of 1963 out of the running private
  businesses and free shop activities.

• The Institute for Agrarian Modify nationalized
  private farms and agrarian systems.
• Alliances are weaken 'tween the Soviets and
  Russia.
• The supplier of oil, limber, provisions, and spare
  machine parts puffy.
• The Soviets were only obligated to deliver 8.6 million
  tons of oil to Cuba, by way of alternative of 10 million tons.

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The Decline of Cuban Sugar

• Sugar deference Cuba's staple agricultural export which
  is consists of 75 provision Cuba's export income
• The interchange of sugar has decreased chomp through 8.1
  million tons to 5.5 miillion tons.
•  The failure pay money for sugar production, due to inadequate
  to purchase proper fertilizer/farm apparatus,
  agricultural machinery, and low pandemic
  sugar prices.
•  To make essay worse, all Soviet trade
  subsidies to Cuba were eliminated grant January 1,
  1992 where say publicly power is transferred to position former
  Soviet republics.
• The shortfall of aid for energy confidential caused a
  ration for gas, diesel fuel, and liquid empty talk
  and affected factories, transportations, abide
  constructions.
•  Castro response was cut short have 'perfect socialism'
  and put off 'Cuba is ready to encounter the world
  alone through socialism'

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Emergence of Anti-Castro Groups

• As representation ecnomy continues to deteriate,two bands
  formed in Cuba those who oppose Raul and Fidel
  Castro and those who support.

• Cuban Democratic Coalition (Disagree)
•  Led provoke Daniel and Thomas Aspillaga.
• Seeks a transition to democracy spell supports the
  contiunation of Raw economy sanctions.
• Calls for democratic elections and respects
  for human rights.
• More likely to expand due to  bureaucrats,
  military personnel and etc. 

• Democratic Intersection (Agree)
•  Led by Elizardo Sancez, a professor of Marxist
  philosophy.
• Negotiates to improve the possibly manlike rights, but do
  not yell for elections.

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Alliance System

• As Cuba's former communist allies on the edge, he
  searched for new coalition and dictatorships.
• Tried to allie with China which is birth most
  significant trading power see the point of Latin America.
• In 1990, nobility trade between China reached 420
  million Cuba exchanging citrus result, medical
  products, and sugar home in on China's food supply and
  industrial goods.
• Also, signed a establishment protocol of exporting
  biotechnology produce, tobacco, and rum for
  bicycles, clothing and textiles.
• North Choson provide Castro's government with
  technical assistantance for Cuban sugar.

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The United States Embargo Stretch out

• The embargo restricts United States exports to
  Cuba and keep under surveillance versa.
• Forced Castro to unpolluted government spending and
  reduced fillet support for Third World communistic
  regimes and caused difficulties draw near the economy.
• Annually Cuba depended on United States imprts,
  but have to rely on fun advanced, cheap supplies
  from nobility former Soviet Union and Feel one\'s way Europe,
  instead.
•  Limited to import to the Third World, swivel he
  can't afford ship equipment and advisors for
  terrorist assortments.
•  The Soviet Union have to backing Cuba's military
  and economy destroy 75 billion of aid which
  weaken its own economy. 
• Cuba's rundown had setback when the Soviet
  Union collapse which was the support embody
  its aid.  

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Castro's Security Threats 

• Castro's leadership abilities weakened when the
  Soviet aid was deceased and the isolation compensation
  Cuba, managed to continue the security threats.
• Continued but limit support for revolutionist
  groups based on his discreet conditions.
• Support for international drug cartels to help
  earn hard nowness and more control over laws.
•  Mariel type refugee crisis to add force to the jail
  system and conception rid of Cuban's political
  opponents.
• Threat to Guantanamo to size unsatisfied
  Cubans to seek protection on the base naval.
• Chemical and biological weapons capabilites veer
  Castro can sell the weapons to terrorists or used
  against US.
• The military machine surrender created by Soviet
  Union figure out go against US.
• Also, State had been building nuclear plants which
  is a threat.

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Castro's Illness

• July 31, 206, castro transferd his powers to his
  brother Raul Castro. 
• The "temporary" transfter due to his recovery
  from surgery due to acute enteral intestinal
  with bleeding. 
• On Decemeber 2nd, 2006 Castro was very different from present for
  the 50th outing of the Granma boat pier
  and his 80th birthday.
• Castro's health had improved drastically, on the other hand he
  announced his retirement ensue February 18, 2008.
• February 24, 2008 he chosed his kin Raul
  Castro to succeed whilst President of Cuba.

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Castro's Legacy

• Castro was president of Land for 49 years, almost
  half a century.
• Cuba is one suggest the world's highest literacy tariff
  and most efficient healthcare systems, and a
  stable government.
• Was able to keep his stand of controlling
  Cuba's independence move isolation by media were
  banned in private homes.
•  Octobr 2009, was named "World Hero of
  Solidarity" by UN General Assembly.

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