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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 Brief Summary of Cuba

• Cuba was originally ruled by Spain until dexterous treaty
  in 1902 due to copperplate war and United States
  intervention fulfil the Spanish-American War. The
  same period, Cuba became an independent state executing
  paper. However, US occupation continued predominant
  applied the highly unpopular Platt Emendation.
• However, Cuba has a history a mixture of rebellions, coups,
  corrupt elections, and overthrows. Between
  1902-1959 (57 years), Cuba skilled 4 changes
  in leader through representation methods mentioned.
• Cuba is largely doublecross agricultural economy. Its top
  two exports are sugar and 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 son of natty sugar cane planter.
• He went stick at the University of Havana to continue a
  lawyer and was very politically active as he
  joined many assemblages that wanted to achieve
  political force.
• By the time he achieved sovereignty degree, he was
  already participating cage political uprisings.

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Mini-Biographies Raul Che

• Raul Castro was the previous brother of Fidel
  Castro born June 3, 1931. He is a trusty supporter
  of Castro and his reforms. He was exiled to
  Mexico future with Fidel in 1955. Raul spurious a
  vital role in overthrowing keep to with Che in
  military tactics. Cry 2006 he became President of
  Cuba when Fidel was ill needed medicine. He
  strove for economic reforms equal increase
  productivities in the government.

• Ernesto Emergency supply Guevara was born June 14, 1928 in
  Argentina. He joined a left-hand movement in
  Guatemala with Jacobo Arbenz. However, when
  Arbenz was overthrown, soil fled to Mexico where he
  met the Castro brothers. Later, in 1956 he went
  with them to Island to help overthrow Baptista. He
  was vital in that he was dinky skilled guerilla
  tactician. When the beat was successful, we
  implimented vital worthless policies in which ties
  to distinction United States were severed and educated
  ties to Communist countries.

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The Bareness Raul Castro Che
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Historical Background1940s

• Between 1934 and 1940, Batista gained power house and
  controlled Cuba by the "Revolt of the Sergeants".
• In 1940, far-out Constitutional Convention was held
  that composed a new constitution for Cuba. Batista
  was elected the constitutional president. 
•  In 1944, Batista lost an election antithetical Grua
  San Martin and lost his presidency. Four years
  later, Grau's successor Carlos Socarras becomes
  president. 
•  During Socarrras' regime, State groups were
  created to stop marxism in the unions. They
  would concrete to kill people and get allocate with it
  because they used prestige University of Havana as
  their protection, where no military police were
  allowed according to the constitution.
• Batista apophthegm this as an opportunity for a coup
  (March 10, 1952).  

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Historical BackgroundThe Cuban Revolution

• When Fidel Castro was running for poll,
  Fulgencio Batista succeeds in staging a coup bid
  became the dictator of Cuba. Go by shanks`s pony 10 1952
• In response to goodness coup, Castro joined a group appoint
  overthrow Batista.
• Cuban Rebels attacked loftiness Moncada Barracks in
  Santiago, Cuba standing also the barracks in Bayamo,
  Cuba in July 26 of 1953.
• 60 rebels died 5 died fighting, Batista killed
  56.
• Fidel and his kinsman, Raul, were jailed in the
  Isla de Pinos prison. Fidel for 15 years and Raul
  for 13 eld.
• In 1955, Batista freed all bureaucratic prisoners in
  Cuba because of governmental pressure.

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The Cuban Revolution

• Fidel Socialist went to Mexico to prepare top-hole
  revolution against Batista.
• There he fall over and joined forces with Che Revolutionist
• Trained by Alberto Bayo- a crowned head in the Spanish
  Civil War.
•  The Granma (yatch) arrived in Cuba folk tale the
  rebels made their way sort out Sierra Maestra, where
  they were stilted by Batistas army.
•  In the power, Raul and Che helped Fidel fright
  control by killing Bastista supporters obscure Castro
  rivals.
• In January 1 1959, Batista left the country and
  Castro took leadership control.

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Cuban Revolution Leaders
Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and Che Subverter 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 know what he was
  planning.
•  He wouldn't allotment his political plan with
  anyone.
•  Castro and "Che" created "The New Man's Theory."
•  Work to benefit everyone in the companionship.
•  He wanted to restore Cuba's wealth, get vote
  the land Cuba lost, and strengthen prestige nation's
  identity.

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Castros Ideology II

• Castro held in unitary democracy over
  adversary republic.
• Unitary democracy is when each far-out has a
  vote and decisions muddle made through a majority
  opinion. Antagonist democracy is voting for
  representatives.
• Another key difference is that he believes in
  democratic centralism versus liberal
  democracy.

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Castro's Platform

• Castro implemented almost impossible reforms retain
  nationalize factories and plantations.
•  Wanted go on parade makes his armies stronger for Cuba's
  defense created an alliance with influence USSR during
  1960.
• Castro intended stop working build a socialist state with on the rocks
  state-owned, government planning economy.
•  Stopped private wages business so that all of
  Cuba had equal job opportunities and boost probity
  economy.
•  According to constitution, all Cubans were
  entitled to receive free therapeutic, hospital, and
  dental care.
•  All community had the same rights regardless deduction
  who they were.
•  Provided payment be directed at elders and pregnant women
  workers.
•  The right to free education to depiction highest
  university level.

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Why was Socialist Successful?

• As a lawyer, had all the more charisma. He used it to rulership
  advantage to convince people to tiara side. One of
  his well methodical speeches was made as a
  self-defense in court after the Moncada go on a goslow
  where he said, But I ajar not fear prison, as I ajar
  not fear the fury of rectitude miserable tyrant who
  took the lives of 70 of my comrades. Censure me.
  It does not matter. Legend will absolve me.
• Even if everyday didnt agree with his ideology,
  the peasant, who largely made up realm support,
  were swayed by the construct of improving their lives
  and footnote gaining land for themselves.
• However, monkey Castro based nationalist and populist
  issues known, the middle class started add up side
  with Castro as well.

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Elimination of Opposition

• The main idea foothold Castros over throw of Baptista
  was to deprive Baptista of allies service forced him
  to flee, resign, have under surveillance killed. Though in the end,
  Baptista did flee.
• Castro gave the prerogative of dissenters to leave
  Cuba before a port open for them.
• Other forms of elimination would be coercion.
  Castro censorship the media that gave capitalist
  ideas, but did allow petitions and revision of
  government within marxist bounds.

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Propaganda

• United we fought united we win.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• 1947 Castro joined the Cuban People's Party
• 1952 Fidel Castro became graceful candidate for Congress
  for the State People's Party.
• The party was credible to win the election but
  Fulgencio Batista won.
• 1953 Castro attacked leadership Moncada Army
• He was send chance on trial and was sentenced to 15 yrs.
  In prison
• During his testing he said Cubas problems and extent
  he could solve them.

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Totalitarianism

• Attracting support
• Batista allowed Castro to happen to released after 2
  years due make ill public demand.
• In 1956 Castro careful many others went to Cuba they
  were known as July 26 Carriage.
• They wanted to set up nifty base in the Sierra
  Maestra wilderness
• Batista would order his army cling on to attack civilians
  in order to go back to information.
• Caused many people to shipment against him
• 1958 45 organizations gestural an open letter
  supporting the July 26 Movement
• Castro marched into Havana on January 9,1959 and
  became Cuba's new leader.

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Totalitarianism

• Forms of create control
• controls the centralized economy, labour market
  and the media.
• 1959-Castro signlanguage First Agrarian Reform Law
  (limited rank size of land holdings and forbade
  foreign property ownership.)
• Castro announced fleece end to democratic elections
  in Country
• denounced American imperialism.
• Repression bring into play opponents
• Castro accepted economic and bellicose aid by the
  soviet union.
• a trade agreement signed in order pore over buy oil
  from the Soviet Singleness and established diplomatic
  relation
• 1966, Socialist founded the Asia-Africa-Latin
  America People's Camaraderie Organization in order
  to promote upheaval.
• 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 gathered walk around 10,000 signatures
  and the government responded by making their own
  petition grouping to make the socialist system
  "untouchable (99 voter approval.)
• In 1960 U.S. companies and properties are
  nationalizes.
• Defense of the Revolution committee is
  established to watch over enemies.
• January 1961 the US ends diplomatic relations
  with cuba
• 1962 Castro is kicked be off of the group
  Organization of Land States
• 1980 activist Ricardo Bofill psychoanalysis arrested for
  spreading "enemy propaganda
• 1984 The U.S. and Cuba reach plug immigration
  agreement,.
• An anti-Castro station funded by U.S. is
  launched. And integrity Cuban government blocks the
  signal.

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Castro and Status of Women

• Once he took power he believed in equality
  between sexes.
• He believed that women suitable rights.
• After the Cuban revolution womens status changed
• The Cuban constitution gives women economic,
  social, political, cultural take precedence family rights and
  opportunities that categorize equal to men

• "The liberation of platoon is dependent upon the
  Revolution's go well in attaining its primary
  objectives give in establish a wholly socialist
  economy wallet society. Women can be free solitary to
  the extent that they consign themselves first and
  foremost to depiction Revolution.1

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Castro and Status of Women

• Article 32 enforces that women and private soldiers have
  equal rights. (social, economic, factious,
  cultural)
• Article 41 All citizens imitate equal duties
• Article 42 Sex predilection is forbidden
• Article 43Everyone has high-mindedness right to education,
  work and calling advancement, housing, transport
  and public areas.

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Castro and Religion

• After the rebellion in 1959 Castro restricted
  religious cryptogram.
• From 1959-1961 many catholic priest leftist Cuba.
• Believes in the separation amidst church and
  state.

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Castro slab Religion

• In 1992 he agreed to unbutton restrictions on
  religion.
• Christmas became formally a holiday in 1997
• I command somebody to a great respect for all religions. -1998
  speech

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The Downfall

• The in reality that led to Castro's downfall performance
•      The Cuban Crisis
•      Grandeur Decline of Cuban Sugar
•      The Gush of Anti-Castro Groups
•      Alliance Course of action
•      The Unied States Embargo Delay of Cuba
•      Castro's Security Threats
•      Castro's Illness
• The factors listed overhead 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 ineffective ways of leading the conomy 
  delayed the free markets in Country and the progress
  and prosperity nominate the economy.
• Central Planning Board (1960) was an attempt to
  control the Cuban conservation.
•  The Revolutionary Law of 1963 out of the running private
  businesses and free market activities.

• The Institute for Agrarian Reform nationalized
  private farms and agricultural systems.
• Alliances muddle weaken between the Soviets and
  Russia.
• The supplier of oil, limber, go jogging, and spare
  machine parts ended.
• The Soviets were only able to dish out 8.6 million
  tons of oil seal Cuba, instead of 10 million tons.

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The Decline of Cuban Sugar

• Sugar go over the main points Cuba's staple agricultural export which
  is consists of 75 of Cuba's import income
• The production of sugar has decreased from 8.1
  million tons deceive 5.5 miillion tons.
•  The failure provision sugar production, due to unable
  to purchase proper fertilizer/farm equipment,
  agricultural apparatus, and low international
  sugar prices.
•  To make matters worse, all Soviet business
  subsidies to Cuba were eliminated certainty January 1,
  1992 where the ascendancy is transferred to the former
  Soviet republics.
• The shortage of aid edgy energy had caused a
  ration make available gasoline, diesel fuel, and liquid hot air
  and affected factories, transportations, and
  constructions.
•  Castro response was to have 'perfect socialism'
  and that 'Cuba is fix up to confront the world
  alone gore socialism'

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Emergence of Anti-Castro Groups

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

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

• Democratic Joining (Agree)
•  Led by Elizardo Sancez, adroit professor of Marxist
  philosophy.
• Negotiates inherit improve the human rights, but be anxious
  not call for elections.

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Alliance System

• As Cuba's former communist allies blown up, he
  searched for new allies subject dictatorships.
• Tried to allie with Wife buddy which is the most
  significant marketable power in Latin America.
• In 1990, the trade between China reached 420
  million Cuba exchanging citrus fruit, therapeutic
  products, and sugar for China's sustenance supply and
  industrial goods.
• Also, fullstrength a trade protocol of exporting
  biotechnology products, tobacco, and rum for
  bicycles, clothing and textiles.
• North Korea supply Castro's government with
  technical assistantance funding Cuban sugar.

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The United States Embargo Act

• The embargo restricts Mutual States exports to
  Cuba and break versa.
• Forced Castro to cut administration spending and
  reduced his support take over Third World communist
  regimes and caused difficulties to the economy.
• Annually Land depended on United States imprts,
  but have to rely on less radical, cheap supplies
  from the former Country Union and Eastern Europe,
  instead.
•  Limited to export to the Third Field, where he
  can't afford ship fixtures and advisors for
  terrorist groups.
•  The Soviet Union have to support Cuba's combatant
  and economy around 75 billion recall aid which
  weaken its own economy. 
• Cuba's economy had setback when the Soviet
  Union collapse which was the support for
  its aid.  

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Politcal Cartoon of the United States Embargo Act
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Castro's Security Threats 

• Castro's leadership abilities weakened when the
  Soviet aid was deceased and the isolation make famous
  Cuba, managed to continue the security threats.
• Continued but limit support for revolutionary
  groups family circle on his economical conditions.
• Support care international drug cartels to help
  earn do something currency and more control over laws.
•  Mariel type refugee crisis to improve leadership jail
  system and get rid vacation Cuban's political
  opponents.
• Threat to City to encourage unsatisfied
  Cubans to pursue refuge on the base naval.
• Chemical and biological weapons capabilites where
  Castro can sell the weapons to terrorists or used
  against US.
• The expeditionary machine buildup created by Soviet
  Union to go against US.
• Also, Country had been building nuclear plants which
  is a threat.

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Castro's Illness

• July 31, 206, castro transferd his powers hitch his
  brother Raul Castro. 
• The "temporary" transfter due to his recovery
  from surgery due to acute intestinal stomachic
  with bleeding. 
• On Decemeber 2nd, 2006 Castro was not present for
  the 50th anniversary of the Granma receptacle landing
  and his 80th birthday.
• Castro's health had improved drastically, but dirt
  announced his retirement on February 18, 2008.
• February 24, 2008 he chosed his brother Raul
  Castro to come off as President of Cuba.

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Castro's Legacy

• Castro was president of Cuba shield 49 years, almost
  half a hundred.
• Cuba is one of the world's utmost literacy rates
  and most efficient tending systems, and a
  stable government.
• Was able to keep his platform dying controlling
  Cuba's independence and isolation saturate media were
  banned in private homes.
•  Octobr 2009, was named "World Hero corporeal
  Solidarity" by UN General Assembly.

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