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Fidel Castro gained control of Cuba by "overthrowing" the Cuban dictator Flugencio Batista in 1959. His efforts to overthrow the government in the early 1950's was to large extent a failure, and led to him being imprisoned. He did not serve his full term in prison as he was "pardoned" by Batista. He went in exile in Latin America where he joined forces with Che Guevara, who eventually helped him to overthrow Batista. Castro adopted the ideology of Jose Marti, as he was and still is anti-American.
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Fidel was a lawyer. In 1952 Fidel Castro became a candidate for Congress for the Cuban People's Party and he was the favorite for the next election. But General Fulgencio Batista, with the support of the armed forces, took control of the country. Castro with 123 men and women attacked the Moncada Army Barracks. He was arrested was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was released after two years. Castro left for Mexico where he began to plan another attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.

After building up a stock of guns and ammunition, Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and eighty other rebels arrived in Cuba in 1956. This group became known as the July 26 Movement and they made their base in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. As the history shows he did not used the military but instead he used revolutionaries. He came in power on the 1th of January 1959.

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The rule of Fulgencio Batista (1933-1944 and 1952-1959) was supported by the US because, despite his previous Communist leanings, he did not want to reliniquish his political power. His corrupt Dictatorship was financed by foreign tourism money. He ran the country for decades but was almost too easily overthrown by communist rebels led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.

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Fidel Castro began as a Democratic leader, who fought Batista's government for injustice, and abuse. Wanting to end the abuse, he became a guerrilla rebel leader, organizing different attacks against Batista's government. Until finally he organized the final attack with other government leaders, the guerrilla supporters, & Raul Castro, his brother. Unfortunately Fidel Castro made empty promises to Cuba's population, and they supported him. Cuba was filled with ignorance as Castro planned behind their backs. He became Cuba's leader, becoming worse than Batista, as he turned the government one hundred percent communist. He executed every Batista underdog and divided lands, food, businesses into equal parts with everyone there. Also the first property he cut into pieces was the one belonging to his parents.

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Fidel was a lawyer. In 1952 Fidel Castro became a candidate for Congress for the Cuban People's Party and he was the favorite for the next election. But General Fulgencio Batista, with the support of the armed forces, took control of the country. Castro with 123 men and women attacked the Moncada Army Barracks. He was arrested was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was released after two years. Castro left for Mexico where he began to plan another attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.

After building up a stock of guns and ammunition, Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and eighty other rebels arrived in Cuba in 1956. This group became known as the July 26 Movement and they made their base in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. As the history shows he did not used the military but instead he used revolutionaries.

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Fidel Castro and other Cubans did not like the rule of Batista. Batista was overthrown.

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The base was in the Sierra Maestra Mountains.

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many people fled from Cuba to the United States

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