How Did Fidel Castro Influence The Cuban Revolution
Analise and Discus the Influences and events of significance in Fidel Castro’s early life that lead to his abandoning mainstream politics and becoming the leader of the Cuban revolution.
FIDEL CASTRO
Fidel Castro was born to quite wealthy parents, attended exclusive religious schools for the wealthy, and eventually studied law at university. How is it that a man of this privileged upbringing, became the leader of a socialist revolution in Cuba, brought the world to the brink of destruction, and ultimately became one of the most famous political leaders in the history of Latin America. The answer can only be found by closely analyzing Castro’s history, his political development and the significant events and influences in his life that …show more content…
A man is also the child of circumstances, of difficulties, of struggle. Problems gradually sculpt him like a lathe sculpts a piece of metal. A man Is not born a revolutionary, I’d venture to say.” (Fidel Castro)
Fidel Alejando Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926 on a sugar plantation in the remote province of Biran in the east of Cuba. His father Angel Castro came from an poor peasant family in Spain. At the end of The Second War Of Independence Angel immigrated to Cuba. He eventually made a small fortune by using his natural management skills working in the sugar industry. Angel was a strong and very hard working man.
Fidel’s experiences while growing up in Biran played an important role in his early upbringing. If he had of been born in an upper-class neighborhood playing with the children of wealthy citizens, he would not have become the person he is today. As it was, Castro was the only boy from and affluent family in the whole of Biran. His peers were all the sons of peasants who worked on the farms. He talked to, ate with and often lived with people of the most humble origins. He had no sense of superiority that may have resulted from the financial and social standing of his …show more content…
Castro and many Ortodoxos had been expecting to win the elections, when, on March 10, 1952, Falancio Batista, overthrew the constitutional government canceling the election. Castro was infuriated by the coup, concluding that armed revolution was the only way to achieve his and the Party’s social and political reforms.
“From that moment on I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead and of the fundamental revolutionary ideas behind it”. (Fidel Castro)
Batista had promised elections the following year but Castro knew then that nothing was going to change.
“the frustration and disillusionment were going to be repeated all over again”. (Fidel Castro)
For Castro mainstream politics had failed him. He broke away from the Partido Ortodoxo to marshal legal argument to formally charge Batista with violating the constitution of 1940. His petition, entitled Zarpazo, was however denied by the Court of Constitutional Guarantees and he was not permitted a hearing. As a result, Castro began meeting with a group of young men to plan a military revolt in order to spark a nation-wide revolution against
FIDEL CASTRO
Fidel Castro was born to quite wealthy parents, attended exclusive religious schools for the wealthy, and eventually studied law at university. How is it that a man of this privileged upbringing, became the leader of a socialist revolution in Cuba, brought the world to the brink of destruction, and ultimately became one of the most famous political leaders in the history of Latin America. The answer can only be found by closely analyzing Castro’s history, his political development and the significant events and influences in his life that …show more content…
A man is also the child of circumstances, of difficulties, of struggle. Problems gradually sculpt him like a lathe sculpts a piece of metal. A man Is not born a revolutionary, I’d venture to say.” (Fidel Castro)
Fidel Alejando Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926 on a sugar plantation in the remote province of Biran in the east of Cuba. His father Angel Castro came from an poor peasant family in Spain. At the end of The Second War Of Independence Angel immigrated to Cuba. He eventually made a small fortune by using his natural management skills working in the sugar industry. Angel was a strong and very hard working man.
Fidel’s experiences while growing up in Biran played an important role in his early upbringing. If he had of been born in an upper-class neighborhood playing with the children of wealthy citizens, he would not have become the person he is today. As it was, Castro was the only boy from and affluent family in the whole of Biran. His peers were all the sons of peasants who worked on the farms. He talked to, ate with and often lived with people of the most humble origins. He had no sense of superiority that may have resulted from the financial and social standing of his …show more content…
Castro and many Ortodoxos had been expecting to win the elections, when, on March 10, 1952, Falancio Batista, overthrew the constitutional government canceling the election. Castro was infuriated by the coup, concluding that armed revolution was the only way to achieve his and the Party’s social and political reforms.
“From that moment on I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead and of the fundamental revolutionary ideas behind it”. (Fidel Castro)
Batista had promised elections the following year but Castro knew then that nothing was going to change.
“the frustration and disillusionment were going to be repeated all over again”. (Fidel Castro)
For Castro mainstream politics had failed him. He broke away from the Partido Ortodoxo to marshal legal argument to formally charge Batista with violating the constitution of 1940. His petition, entitled Zarpazo, was however denied by the Court of Constitutional Guarantees and he was not permitted a hearing. As a result, Castro began meeting with a group of young men to plan a military revolt in order to spark a nation-wide revolution against