Fidel Castro
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Communism, Communists, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants
- Curriculum: Latin American History
Article abstract: Military significance: In less than six years, Castro’s small guerrilla band seized power in Cuba, making the island nation a major Cold War hot spot.
Fidel Castro was a member of an affluent family in the eastern region of Cuba. As a law student, he led antigovernment actions that climaxed with the July 25, 1953, attack on the Moncada Barracks. Castro served a jail term, then lived briefly in the United States and Mexico. Castro returned to Cuba and, in December, 1956, started a guerrilla campaign that took a little over two years to succeed....
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