How Did Fidel Castro Rise To Power

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro was one of the most infamous dictators of the past century, enthralling millions of Cubans, Americans, and a large group of the world. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926 in Biran, Cuba. He was born into a higher middle-class family. His father was a sugarcane farmer and came directly from Spain. His mother was a house servant that his father had an affair with. Castro always had a somewhat strained relationship with his family and was sent off to boarding school at a young age. Hating the family he was sent off to, young Castro started acting up in the neighborhood. Although extremely clever and knowledgeable, Castro was always more interested in frivolities and games rather than schoolwork. By the time he was accepted into the School of Law of the University of Havana, Castro became heavily involved in the politics in Cuba and other Hispanic countries. Surrounded by peer pressure and negative influences, he took part again and again in attempts to overtake/oust Hispanic movements he didn’t agree with. As his childhood ended and he ascended into the adult world, the smart little troublemaker would soon become a strong political figure to be reckoned with.

Upon graduating college and earning his

Cutting ties with the United States, he forged new bonds with the Soviet Union. Little by little, Cuba was trading less with the U.S. and more with the U.S.S.R. He began to establish anti-American policies and other barriers with its northern neighbor. Around this time Castro announced that he identified as a Marxist/Lenist. He then launched a one-party government and made sure the millions of Cuban citizens had equal opportunity to the country’s social services such as healthcare. He also had a stab at fixing the country’s economic status, albeit rather