Fidel+Castro+-+Pavlis

WHO

= __Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz__ = August 13, 1926-present day Marxist revolutionary leader of Cuba, 1959-present
 * Birthplace:** Oriente Province, Cuba

Castro was rebelious at a young age He had a strike against his father sugar plant. Went to a private school Very Athletic, got and award for all around school athlete (Pitched on school baseball team)

WHENS & WHERES
 * 1926-born
 * 1945-went to law school
 * 1947- Castro joined the newly formed Partido Ortodoxo formed by Eduardo Chibas
 * 1953-Castro abandoned his law practice and led an armed group of fighters to overthrow Batista
 * 1959 to 1976 - prime minister of cuba
 * 1961- [|bay of pigs]. Killed and captured many cuban exiles.
 * 1965- first secretary of the communits party in cuba
 * 1976- 22nd president of country

WHAT (some things castro did)
 * Rents were cut by up to 50 per cent for low wage earners
 * Property owned by Batista and his ministers was confiscated;
 * The telephone company was nationalized and the rates were reduced by 50 per cent;
 * Land, including his own portion was redistributed amongst the peasants
 * Abolished separate facilities like swimming pools, beaches, hotels, cemeteries for blacks and whites.

WHY

Castro, even as a little boy, did not like the richer catagory of people. Also, he absolutely hated the United States, and becoming dictator at that time in the war, was the perfect way show it. He basically killed the United States' confidence at the Bay of Pigs, when he killed and/or captured the exiles.

Resources
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__**Other Facts about castro**__

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