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On April 15, 1961 three U.S. airplanes crashed into three Cuban military bases. The USA trained about 1,400 Cuban Americans to take down Castro but they were no match for Castro's Military and surrendered after a day. After the invasion critics charged the CIA with supplying false information to the new president. The captured members were imprisoned.
*These POWs were taken after the disastrous Bay Of Pigs invasion of Cuba on 17 April 1961

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Castro created a new government in Cuba that was very controlling and did not give much freedom. They took over businesses and farms owned by Americans. If Cubans did not listen to rules they would be executed or imprisoned. Even today Cubans have limited power.
*Fidel Castro giving a speech he uses a lot of hand motion to show he cares about what he is saying.

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In 1952 Fidel ran for a seat at Cuban's house of representatives. However general Fulgencio overthrew the existing government and cancelled elections. Castro began to got mad and started a revolution. Fidel and his brother tried to take over the government but got thrown in jail. The brothers were released two years after. He didn't give up he went to Mexico and planned another revolution. When he was in Mexico he met Che Guevara who would eventually become an important leader in his revolution. Castro and Guevara returned to Cuba with a small army. They were defeated by Batista's army, however this time they escaped. Soon after they began a guerrilla war and eventually overthrew Batista's government.
*Fidel Castro and his brothers Ramon and Raul. Ramon was a long time cattleman he was also given little power. His younger brother Raul helps lead a band of rebels into the sierra and started a guerilla war.

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Fidel was born in Cuba in 1926. His father owned a sugar plantation. At the age of thirteen Castro formed a rebelliance and organized a worker strike against his father. He thought his father ran the plantation unfairly. However this strike didn't last long because of his age. Both of Fidel's parents were illiterate, but they wanted Fidel to have a good education. Fidel was smart, but wasn't that good of a student, but he was a great athlete. Fidel was awarded Cuba's best all around athlete. He went to school at the university of Havana to study law. He started to become involved in politics and protesting against Cuba's current government. He thought that Cuba's government was to involved with the United States.
*Fidel Castro playing basketball Fidel's favorite sports were baseball and basketball.

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The reason I wanted to learn more about Fidel Castro is because he is very famous. Before doing research all I knew was that Fidel Castro was the leader of Cuba. Now I know that he he built a army and wanted to help all poor people. Castro refused to hold elections or let anyone oppose him. Fidel Castro sent many people to jail as political prisoners.

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Site, www.ducksters.com/biography/world_leaders/fidel_castro.php.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Fidel Castro.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Mar. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Fidel-Castro

“Fidel Castro.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 13 Mar. 2018, www.biography.com/people/fidel-castro-9241487