Fidel Castro​

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Mayday Celebration, Brian Baggins1961
Fidel Castro was the communist revolutionary leader of Cuba from 1959-1976 and president from 1976 to 2018. Castro transformed Cuba into a one-party-communist state that carried out socialist policies all throughout the country. Castro was extremely anti-imperialist and along with his brother, Raul Castro, and Che Guevara overthrew the president of Cuba in 1959 and took over Cuba.

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Britannica-Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) 
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression


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