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=Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba=

Overview
After several years, Fidel Alejandor Castro finally overthrew the Cuban government by 1959. Castro's mother was the servant of his father's wife for the beginning of his life. His father eventually divorced his wife and married Fidel Castro's mother 15 years later. Castro grew in a wealthy environment. He went to the University of Havanna's law school, where the ideas of socialism and nationalism influenced him. His first role in a coup was not against Cuba; he took part in the unsuccessful attempt in 1947 to take the Dominican Republic's dictator, Rafael Trujillo, out of power. Eager to win a seat in the 1952 elections, Castro's goal was destroyed when General Fulgencio Batista seized control of Cuba in a coup and stopped the elections. Batista ruled the land as a dictator.

Central Issue
From here, Castro began his fight to end Batista's reign. He and about 150 others lead an attack upon the Moncada barracks on July 26, 1953. The rebellion failed; Castro, caught at the battle, received a 15 year jail sentence. It was not a complete failure for him though as he acquired more popularity among Cubans from the conflict. He actually only spent two years in prison because he was let out through a deal with the Cuban government. Afterwards, Fidel Castro fled to Mexico, where he began to train a small army in guerrilla warfare tactics. Castro returned to Cuba on December 2nd, 1956 with 81 of his soldiers, landing near Manzanillo. Batista's army killed most of Castro's men soon after arrival. Castro and the others left moved into the Sierra Maestra mountains, where he planned future assaults.

Conclusion/Historical Significance
Batista's army lacked the knowledge of fighting against guerrilla warriors and therefore lost many confrontations despite their superior numbers. Many members of Cuba's military deserted. The citizens of the country disliked Batista. As Castro began to capture vital locations across the country, Fulgencio Batista saw that he had lost. He fled Cuba in January of 1959. Not long afterwards, Castro occupied Havana, ending the war. By February on that year, he became prime minister of Cuba. His rule was not as democratic as his title was. Fidel Castro transformed Cuba into a communist state, with himself as the dictator. His actions permitted the Cuban Missile Crisis to occur and have kept the United State's relations with Cuba poor to the present.