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Fidel Castro
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Who Was Fidel Castro?
Beginning in , Fidel Castro and his forces began a campaign of guerrilla warfare which led to the overthrow of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
As the country's new leader, Castro implemented communist domestic policies and initiated military and economic relations with the Soviet Union that led to strained relations with the United States.
Fidel castro+ biography
The tension between the United States and Cuba culminated in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Under Castro, improvements were made to healthcare and education, while he maintained a dictatorial control over the country and brutally persecuted or imprisoned anyone thought to be enemies of the regime.
Thousands of dissidents were killed or died trying to flee the dictatorship. Castro was also responsible for fomenting communist revolutions in countries around the world. However, the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and its negative impact on Cuba's economy led Castro to relax some restrictions over