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History Brief: Who was Fidel Castro?

This video gives a brief description of the life and rule of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Get our Fidel Castro unit here: http://bit.ly/2fSuikU *** Follow us on Facebook:   / readingthroughhistory   *** Check out our products on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2fECx6t *** This video includes: -Fidel Castro's role in the Cold War -Who was Fidel Castro -How did Castro acquire the position he held? -Castro attending the University of Havana -Castro's interest in politics -Castro's involvement with revolutions and rebellions in the Dominican Republic and Colombia -Castro's fight against Cuban president, Fulgencio Batista -Castro's imprisonment -Fidel Castro in Mexico -Fidel and Raul's rise to power in Cuba -Castro's friendship with Ché Guevara -Castro overthrows Batista with 80 men, and old yacht, 90 rifles, 40 pistols, and three machine guns -Castro and Guevara's key roles in the war against Batista -Castro's overthrowing of Batista in 1959 -Castro as Prime Minister and President of Cuba -The US Government distrusted Castro and attempted to remove him from power -Castro defeating the Cuban exiles during the Bay of Pigs Invasion -Castro declares that Cuba will become a communist nation and allies with the Soviet Union -Fidel Castro and the US face of during the Cuban Missile Crisis -Castro continues to consolidate his power in Cuba, becoming a dictator. -Castro removes all opposition to his power, arresting and executing his opposition -The beating, torture, and interrogation of Castro's political opposition -1.2 million Cubans flee Castro's rule, escaping to the United States -In 2008, due to his age and poor health, Fidel Castro relinquishes his control over Cuba, handing the reigns of the government over to his brother Raul Castro -Fidel Castro dies on November 25, 2016, at the age of 90