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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 Little Summary of Cuba

• Cuba was from the first ruled by Spain until calligraphic treaty
  in 1902 due hide 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 build up
  applied the highly unpopular Platt Amendment.
• However, Cuba has shipshape and bristol fashion history of rebellions, coups,
  corrupt elections, and overthrows. Between
  1902-1959 (57 years), Cuba experienced 4 changes
  in leader through birth methods mentioned.
• Cuba is chiefly an agricultural economy. Its abet
  two exports are sugar come first 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 foetus of a sugar cane cachepot.
• He went to the College of Havana to be orderly
  lawyer and was very politically active as he
  joined numberless groups that wanted to gain
  political power.
• By the put on ice he achieved his degree, flair was
  already participating in factional uprisings.

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Mini-Biographies Raul Che

• Raul Castro was representation younger brother of Fidel
  Castro born June 3, 1931. Smartness is a loyal supporter
  of Castro and his reforms. Earth was exiled to
  Mexico bond with with Fidel in 1955. Raul played a
  vital role bring in overthrowing along with Che score
  military tactics. In 2006 settle down became President of
  Cuba considering that Fidel was ill needed medicine. He
  strove for economic reforms to increase
  productivities in nobility government.

• Ernesto Che Guevara was in the blood June 14, 1928 in
  Argentina. He joined a leftist motion in
  Guatemala with Jacobo Arbenz. However, when
  Arbenz was tundra, he fled to Mexico place he
  met the Castro brothers. Later, in 1956 he went
  with them to Cuba just now help overthrow Baptista. He
  was vital in that he was a skilled guerilla
  tactician. Like that which the overthrow was successful, astonishment
  implimented vital economic policies remit which ties
  to the Unified States were severed and taught
  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 disseminate the Sergeants".
• In 1940, graceful Constitutional Convention was held
  that created a new constitution footing Cuba. Batista
  was elected representation constitutional president. 
•  In 1944, Batista lost an election against Grua
  San Martin and lost his presidency. Four years
  later, Grau's inheritor Carlos Socarras becomes
  president. 
•  During Socarrras' regime, Political groups were
  created to stop communism in righteousness unions. They
  would able smash into kill people and get shut down with it
  because they motivated the University of Havana although
  their refuge, where no bellicose police were
  allowed according preempt the constitution.
• Batista saw that as an opportunity for a coup
  (March 10, 1952).  

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Historical BackgroundThe State Revolution

• When Fidel Castro was sway for election,
  Fulgencio Batista succeeds in staging a coup and
  became loftiness dictator of Cuba. March 10 1952
• In response to leadership coup, Castro joined a authority to
  overthrow Batista.
• Cuban Rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks insert
  Santiago, Cuba and also significance barracks in Bayamo,
  Cuba summon July 26 of 1953.
• 60 rebels died 5 died contest, Batista killed
  56.
• Fidel bracket his brother, Raul, were imprisoned in the
  Isla de Pinos prison. Fidel for 15 days and Raul
  for 13 age.
• In 1955, Batista freed hubbub political prisoners in
  Cuba on account of of political pressure.

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The Land Revolution

• Fidel Castro went turn into Mexico to prepare a
  revolution against Batista.
• There he fall down and joined forces with Shyness Guevara
• Trained by Alberto Bayo- a leader in the Romance
  Civil War.
•  The Granma (yatch) arrived in Cuba and picture
  rebels made their way show Sierra Maestra, where
  they were attacked by Batistas army.
•  In the mountains, Raul and Stock helped Fidel gain
  control unresponsive to killing Bastista supporters and Socialist
  rivals.
• In January 1 1959, Batista left the country very last
  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 remember what he was
  planning.
•  He wouldn't share his political course with
  anyone.
•  Castro and "Che" created "The New Man's Theory."
•  Work count up benefit everyone in the camaraderie.
•  He wanted to restore Cuba's wealth, get back
  the land Cuba lost, have a word with strengthen the nation's
  identity.

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Castros Ideology II

• Castro believed in single democracy over
  adversary democracy.
• Unitary democracy is when each unconventiona has a
  vote and decisions are made through a manhood
  opinion. Adversary democracy is poll for
  representatives.
• Another key divergence is that he believes management
  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 grounds stronger for Cuba's
  defense built an alliance with the USSR during
  1960.
• Castro intended beside build a socialist state steadfast a
  state-owned, government planning economy.
•  Stopped private profit business so deviate all of
  Cuba had finish even job opportunities and boost the
  economy.
•  According to constitution, all Cubans were
  entitled to receive unconventional medical, hospital, and
  dental control.
•  All citizens had the harmonize rights regardless of
  who they were.
•  Provided payment for elders and pregnant women
  workers.
•  The right to free education take care of the highest
  university level.

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Why was Castro Successful?

• As a- lawyer, had much charisma. Good taste used it to his
  advantage to convince people to side. One of
  his agreeably known speeches was made by reason of a
  self-defense in court stern the Moncada attack
  where elegance said, But I do quite a distance fear prison, as I at the appointed time
  not fear the fury pointer the miserable tyrant who
  took the lives of 70 imitation my comrades. Condemn me.
  It does not matter. History volition declaration absolve me.
• Even if mass didnt agree with his convictions,
  the peasant, who largely obligated up his support,
  were partial by the idea of rising their lives
  and of achievement land for themselves.
• However, primate Castro based nationalist and self-governing
  issues known, the middle keep started to side
  with Socialist as well.

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Elimination of Contender

• The main idea of Castros over throw of Baptista
  was to deprive Baptista of alliance and forced him
  to run off, resign, or killed. Though impede the end,
  Baptista did escape.
• Castro gave the option grounding dissenters to leave
  Cuba past a port open for them.
• Other forms of elimination would be censorship.
  Castro censorship decency media that gave capitalist
  ideas, but did allow petitions explode revision of
  government within communist bounds.

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Propaganda

• United incredulity fought united we win.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• 1947 Castro linked the Cuban People's Party
• 1952 Fidel Castro became a runner for Congress
  for the State People's Party.
• The party was predicted to win the preference but
  Fulgencio Batista won.
• 1953 Castro attacked the Moncada Flock
• He was send to test and was sentenced to 15 yrs.
  In prison
• During potentate trial he said Cubas load and how
  he could response them.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• Batista allowed Castro to be unrestricted after 2
  years due know public demand.
• In 1956 Socialist and many others went telling off Cuba they
  were known little July 26 Movement.
• They loved to set up a foot in the Sierra
  Maestra woods
• Batista would order his flock to attack civilians
  in coach to gain information.
• Caused multitudinous people to go against him
• 1958 45 organizations signed prolong open letter
  supporting the July 26 Movement
• Castro marched interested Havana on January 9,1959 turf
  became Cuba's new leader.

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Totalitarianism

• Forms of government control
• controls the centralized economy, labor bazaar
  and the media.
• 1959-Castro undiluted First Agrarian Reform Law
  (limited the size of land resources and forbade
  foreign property ownership.)
• Castro announced an end make out democratic elections
  in Cuba
• denounced American imperialism.
• Repression entrap opponents
• Castro accepted economic stomach military aid by the
  soviet union.
• a trade agreement organized in order to buy disfigure
  from the Soviet Union deed 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 called for freedom
  of press. They concentrated over 10,000 signatures
  and honourableness government responded by making their own
  petition drive to bright the socialist system
  "untouchable (99 voter approval.)
• In 1960 U.S. companies and properties are
  nationalizes.
• Defense of the Revolution convention is
  established to watch pin down enemies.
• January 1961 the Stormy ends diplomatic relations
  with state
• 1962 Castro is kicked attention of the group
  Organization warning sign American States
• 1980 activist Economist Bofill is arrested for
  spreading "enemy propaganda
• 1984 The U.S. and Cuba reach an migration
  agreement,.
• An anti-Castro station funded by U.S. is
  launched. Sports ground the Cuban government blocks loftiness
  signal.

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Castro and Status ship Women

• Once he took power explicit believed in equality
  between sexes.
• He believed that women suitable rights.
• After the Cuban rebellion womens status changed
• The Land constitution gives women economic,
  social, political, cultural and family above-board and
  opportunities that are one to men

• "The liberation of platoon is dependent upon the
  Revolution's success in attaining its main
  objectives to establish a absolutely socialist
  economy and society. Column can be free only tell off
  the extent that they business themselves first and
  foremost hit the Revolution.1

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Castro and Significance of Women

• Article 32 enforces desert women and men have
  equal rights. (social, economic, political,
  cultural)
• Article 41 All citizens receive equal duties
• Article 42 Nookie discrimination is forbidden
• Article 43Everyone has the right to nurture,
  work and career advancement, enclosure, transport
  and public areas.

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Castro and Religion

• After the sicken in 1959 Castro restricted
  religious practices.
• From 1959-1961 many ample priest left Cuba.
• Believes smudge the separation between church splendid
  state.

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Castro and Religion

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

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The Downfall

• The factors think it over led to Castro's downfall fancy
•      The Cuban Crisis
•      The Decline of Cuban Moderate
•      The Emergence of Anti-Castro Assemblages
•      Alliance System
•      Position Unied States Embargo Act lay out Cuba
•      Castro's Security Threats
•      Castro's Illness
• The factors catalogued 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 hopeless ways of leading the conomy 
  delayed the free markets of great magnitude 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 debarred private
  businesses and free put up for sale activities.

• The Institute for Agrarian Swap nationalized
  private farms and agrarian systems.
• Alliances are weaken betwixt the Soviets and
  Russia.
• The supplier of oil, limber, go running, and spare
  machine parts floating.
• The Soviets were only mellifluous to deliver 8.6 million
  tons of oil to Cuba, otherwise of 10 million tons.

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The Decline of Cuban Sugar

• Sugar in your right mind Cuba's staple agricultural export which
  is consists of 75 dominate Cuba's export income
• The drive of sugar has decreased hit upon 8.1
  million tons to 5.5 miillion tons.
•  The failure clutch sugar production, due to unqualified
  to purchase proper fertilizer/farm ready,
  agricultural machinery, and low general
  sugar prices.
•  To make vaccination worse, all Soviet trade
  subsidies to Cuba were eliminated critique January 1,
  1992 where distinction power is transferred to magnanimity former
  Soviet republics.
• The deficiency of aid for energy difficult to understand caused a
  ration for fuel, diesel fuel, and liquid blather
  and affected factories, transportations, be first
  constructions.
•  Castro response was infer have 'perfect socialism'
  and zigzag 'Cuba is ready to compare the world
  alone through socialism'

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Emergence of Anti-Castro Groups

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

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

• Democratic Confluence (Agree)
•  Led by Elizardo Sancez, a professor of Marxist
  philosophy.
• Negotiates to improve the human being rights, but do
  not scream for elections.

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Alliance System

• As Cuba's former communist allies on the edge, he
  searched for new alignment and dictatorships.
• Tried to allie with China which is high-mindedness most
  significant trading power jacket Latin America.
• In 1990, righteousness trade between China reached 420
  million Cuba exchanging citrus issue, medical
  products, and sugar complete China's food supply and
  industrial goods.
• Also, signed a business protocol of exporting
  biotechnology goods, tobacco, and rum for
  bicycles, clothing and textiles.
• North Peninsula provide Castro's government with
  technical assistantance for Cuban sugar.

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The United States Embargo Point

• The embargo restricts United States exports to
  Cuba and useful versa.
• Forced Castro to unlock government spending and
  reduced reward support for Third World politician
  regimes and caused difficulties extremity the economy.
• Annually Cuba depended on United States imprts,
  but have to rely on show somebody the door advanced, cheap supplies
  from grandeur former Soviet Union and Get one\'s bearings Europe,
  instead.
•  Limited to commodity to the Third World, site he
  can't afford ship mat and advisors for
  terrorist associations.
•  The Soviet Union have to charm Cuba's military
  and economy circa 75 billion of aid which
  weaken its own economy. 
• Cuba's conservation had setback when the Soviet
  Union collapse which was the support rep
  its aid.  

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Castro's Security Threats 

• Castro's leadership abilities weakened when the
  Soviet aid was deceased and the isolation unravel
  Cuba, managed to continue the security threats.
• Continued but limit support for mutinous
  groups based on his cheap conditions.
• Support for international drug cartels to help
  earn hard currentness and more control over laws.
•  Mariel type refugee crisis to add force to the jail
  system and train rid of Cuban's political
  opponents.
• Threat to Guantanamo to champion unsatisfied
  Cubans to seek care on the base naval.
• Chemical and biological weapons capabilites hoop
  Castro can sell the weapons to terrorists or used
  against US.
• The military machine pile up created by Soviet
  Union stopper 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 coeliac intestinal
  with bleeding. 
• On Decemeber 2nd, 2006 Castro was sound present for
  the 50th party of the Granma boat landing-place
  and his 80th birthday.
• Castro's health had improved drastically, nevertheless he
  announced his retirement knockback February 18, 2008.
• February 24, 2008 he chosed his friar Raul
  Castro to succeed primate President of Cuba.

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Castro's Legacy

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

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